http://blog.lawinfo.com/2008/05/02/are-you-a-victim-of-identity-theft/ Lawyer Blog | Attorney Blog | Read and Post Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:47:12 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blog.lawinfo.com/2008/05/02/are-you-a-victim-of-identity-theft/comment-page-1/#comment-3394 Joe Wed, 07 May 2008 17:48:13 +0000 http://blog.lawinfo.com/?p=2399#comment-3394 Identity theft is a major issue facing folks today, especially with the growth of the Internet and people's increased dependance on things like Blackberries and PDAs. The easiest way to fight identity theft is to guard your information as if it were a million dollars, because to some criminal it just might be. Identity theft is a major issue facing folks today, especially with the growth of the Internet and people’s increased dependance on things like Blackberries and PDAs. The easiest way to fight identity theft is to guard your information as if it were a million dollars, because to some criminal it just might be.

]]> http://blog.lawinfo.com/2008/05/02/are-you-a-victim-of-identity-theft/comment-page-1/#comment-3393 JT Mon, 05 May 2008 22:58:13 +0000 http://blog.lawinfo.com/?p=2399#comment-3393 Its amazing how quick this can happen ... I came home from work one Monday to hear a message on my answering machine that Visa had suspended my debit card because of strange activity ... sure enough there was about $200 of extra charges that weekend. I almost felt bad when I saw all the extra charges were for baby clothes at the local discount outlets, but the pity stopped once I saw how long that form is from the FTC, plus the extra forms my bank had me file. Its amazing how quick this can happen … I came home from work one Monday to hear a message on my answering machine that Visa had suspended my debit card because of strange activity … sure enough there was about $200 of extra charges that weekend. I almost felt bad when I saw all the extra charges were for baby clothes at the local discount outlets, but the pity stopped once I saw how long that form is from the FTC, plus the extra forms my bank had me file.

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