Internet: How To Protect Yourself From Identity Theft

How To Protect Yourself From Identity Theft

Written by Gary Gresham

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Federal Trade Commission's Web site at http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft . The FTC provides educational materials and self-help tools, as well as an online reporting form. The FTC also maintains a toll-free hotline at 1-877-ID-THEFT, with consumer counselors available to assist victims. If you've had bank accounts set up fraudulently in your name, call these check guarantee companies: Telecheck at 800-366-2425; and repparttar 139193

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National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C). Their web address is: http://www1.ifccfbi.gov The bottom line is keep any personal information about you private so you won't become a new victim of this terrible crime. Using these tips to learn how to protect yourself from identity theft and reporting it to repparttar 139197

proper authorities will give you a better chance of avoiding this nightmare for you and everyone around you.

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How to Fight Spyware

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