Financial identity theft is recorded to be one of the fastest growing crimes around the world. This crime might have serious long term cost in your financial health. Additionally it might also take you years to clean up all the negative or false information from your credit report although if it is there without your fault. However the good thing is that protecting yourself from financial identity theft can actually eliminate this need. This...more
FTC refers to the Federal Trade Commission which is a government organisation that protects the consumer rights. Such government organizations for consumer protection are all over the world and in each country, only names are different. Some call them as FTC; others refer to them as Consumer Courts. These institutions are part of government but are just section of government which works for consumer rights. Identity thefts are been reported to...more
It could be hard to believe that the history of identity theft is young but there are several cases that speak about piracy and id theft. Much before the technology age, most of the thieves had to work had to make their living as they nearly had to go out and grab someones wallet or handbag. According to the identity theft statistics it is found to be much common in todays world than it was before. This is mainly due to the widespread use of internet. However identity theft was also common much before the internet technology.Identity theft ages beforeMuch before the internet technology had gained popularity, identity theft was common in the form of dumpster diving and by going through your trash in case you have thrown away any personal identifying information such as bills or documents. However much before that, identity theft was considered as a white collar crime and it was a lot dangerous.This means that if the thieves wanted to steal your identity they would just kill you for it and just assume you identity and walk away. During those days the thieves also used phone scams to know about your personal information. For instance, the identity thief would just phone someone and...more
Identity theft can take place everywhere. When you are not taking good care of your belongings, someone else is ready to do so, on your behalf. These are criminals who steal your identity and use if to profit them. There have been many incidents noticed when people dont even know that some of their private belongings are been stolen. They come to...more
Identity theft can be simply identified as a crime throughout the world. Identity theft and fraud are basically the terms used to refer these crimes wherein a person wrongfully gains access and uses personal data of someone else in some way which involves deception or fraud, usually for financial gain. Therefore with the increasing risks of...more
Identity theft refers to stealing of identity of someone by the thief. Identity theft can be of many types. In general, identity theft can be referred stealing such a private thing which is very private to some one and has some very private data in it. This private data, if wrongly used, can cause loss to that person. These private things can include your mobile phones, credit cards, ATM cards, computer data, hard drives, pen describes and even your face! Surprised? But it is true; cases have been noticed of stealing faces of someone. Criminals undergo plastic surgeries and steal some ones face. His is perfect stealing of ones identity. All such cases come under identity theft. Identity theft is usually done for gaining economic profits. This is some what modern technique of stealing some ones money. When we think of criminals we have thought of someone with shot guns and stealing whatever we have. But as changing times have brought in newer technologies, there have been rise in what are called as sophisticated thieves. They are all around you and keep watching you without you noticing them. Then at right time, they steal your very private data and now that they have obtained your...more
Identity theft is when the criminal steals some ones private asset or property and makes wrong use of it usually for gaining money. There have always been many 'crimes for gaining money and we have fixed image of criminals in our minds. They are...more
Identity theft is becoming a hot topic all over the world now. Every country has been involved in solving identity theft cases. Many counters have introduced many laws regarding penalties for such crimes. Many have modified their justice books for...more
What is identity theft? The most recent statistics clearly indicate that identity theft may be the fastest growing crime in the United States. The estimated cost of this criminal act is more than $50 billion dollars a year, with the average loss to...more
Identity theft is also serious crime and one can consider it to be one of the most dangerous thing happened with him in his life. This identity theft was over looked in past times. But with the rise in new technologies to facilitate human business,...more
As per reports the internet identity theft is observed in 1 amongst 8 of the residents of United States of America. The cases of identity theft for last few years have increased tremendously. People have suffered from loss of valuable information,...more
Identity theft or fraud is the intentional appropriation for persona information of a person to impersonate them in a legal sense. Stealing identity of ape son enables thief to make a frightening number of personal and financial transactions but not...more