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Sunday, December 30th, 2007When reviewing suggestions for preventing financial identity theft in magazine articles and on the web I am surprised at how infrequently I see any mention of putting a security freeze to prevent credit bureaus from giving out information to potential thieves.
I often see “check your credit reports frequently”, but this method will only tell you [...]
When it is Family!
Saturday, December 22nd, 2007Identity theft is a hard thing to deal with, but it is even harder when it is a family member that does it to you. My brother and I had our identities stolen by our younger brother and there wasn’t much that was done about it by anyone. not even the police would get involved [...]
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Friday, December 21st, 2007Dear Karen,
First of all, congratulations on confronting the woman who stole your identity. I used to work for the government and I know that not many people have this opportunity. I’m proud of you for taking control of the situation and bringing the thief to justice.
On a lighter note, we just watched your [...]
Don’t get financial info in the mail!
Sunday, December 16th, 2007A suggestion I haven’t seen yet. Just say NO to getting bank, credit card, mortgage and all those other statements in the mail even if you have a PO Box! Most of these statements are available online and utilize online security features. If you have a local bank, have them send your [...]
Amazing that this happens
Saturday, December 15th, 2007It is amazing that Karen was able to catch the thief, but having the worry follow her around like a shadow, would be terrifying to anyone. I hope that she will be able to restore her good name. The thing that boggles the mind is that not everyone could be as lucky as Karen in [...]
Educate 60 Minutes
Saturday, December 15th, 2007Please go and educate yourself go to www.cbsnews.com and click on 60 minutes then scroll down to Hi-Tech Heist on November 25 it is a great 13 minute spot.
my story
Saturday, December 8th, 2007Karen, I am glad you have been able to slowly piece your life back together. I also had iddentity theft a little over a year ago. In my case it did not go on for more than a few hours, but I also experinced the disapointing fact that corporations don’t care, and even [...]
Letter to Karen
Friday, December 7th, 2007Karen I viewed your story this morning on Good-morning America and your story was similar to mine. I felt empowered to contact you after hearing about your determination to catch this women. I aslo was able to locate the women who took my identity. I was glad to see you had the [...]
Failed System of Justice
Friday, December 7th, 2007Several years ago I was a victim of Identity Theft. To resolve disputes, charge offs and nasty
letters from companies I’ve never done business with proved extremely time
consuming and mentally draining.
Identity Theft
is a national problem and it can occur in a variety of ways. For
instance, if you hand your credit card to servers at restaurants [...]
THEFT AND USE OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSES TO CREATE LIABILITIES
Friday, December 7th, 2007Karen -
I saw the piece on GMA and thought what a great idea. I am about to lose my home because of the fraudulent use of my license and the creation of liabilities in excess of $100,000. as a result of a unscrupulous real estate deal.
I believe I know the person responsible but I [...]