As identity theft jumps, so do costly monitoring services

As identity theft jumps, so do costly monitoring services
Brian Bergstein, The Associated Press 2004-05-22

With identity theft rampant, we need to be cautious with our personal information. But consumer advocates say there's something else we ought to be vigilant about: expensive services for identity theft protection.

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As identity theft jumps, so do costly monitoring services 2004-05-24
whosusingyourname.com

No one wants their home to burn down to the ground-yet we have homeowners insurance, just in case. People balk at protecting the single most inmportant asset we have. You can decry the practices of credit-grantors and the like, that is not going to change the fact that the first time we ever fill-ou...

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Get yourself an ID-Card 2004-05-25
Anonymous

And don't handle everything with things everybody can guess, like a mother's maiden name.

You have a social security number, so what's wrong with an ID-Card?

At least, if you have a Social security number AND an ID-Card, you can keep the SSN secret while using the ID-Card every day. If someon...

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As identity theft jumps, so do costly monitoring services 2009-07-02
Anonymous

How narrow your view of identity theft. What about the people who get their SSN and name stolen and sold to illegal aliens and the IRS goes after the real victim for back taxes or worse, with a felony warrant. Do you think a lawyer might be necessary then? Of course you could pay little or nothing f...

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