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Still think identity thieves want your credit? Think again 380,000 welfare recipients have had their information stolen!
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One of the things I run across all the time when talking about identity theft is someone who says A) "They don't want my credit." or B) "I wish they would steal my identity, it would improve my credit score." Both of these statements are based on a common misconception, that identity theft is about credit. It's not. Financial Identity theft, or identity theft for financial gain is only about 30% of the identity theft phenomenon. Other areas of Identity theft can easily be bigger nightmares than the financial side, after all money can be replaced. Your freedom and health cannot. If you still believe it about money, here's an article that should make you think. It seems Social Services in Ireland is notifying 380,000 welfare recipients that their information was stolen over a year ago. Welfare recipients. Thieves made it a point to steal a laptop with the personal information of welfare recipients. I'm sure they saw a financial windfall in that one or they perhaps understand what we do not, you are more than your credit score. Are you in good health with available insurance benefits? Do you have a spotless reputation? For that matter, can you be legally employed? All of these are parts of your identity theft a thief will use, sell or trade. Your credit is simply the icing on the cake. get protected before it happens to you |
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| 1 out of every seven warrants the police serve are against the wrong person. An average of 30+ people are employed using any given social security number. Over 400,000 people are confirmed victims of medical identity theft but.... Citibank didn't make cute little commercials showing these statistics. get protected before it happens to you |
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| Over 81 million Americans right now are victims of identity theft this second....that have no idea they are victims.
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| They will learn, many of them the hard way
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| Yep yep yep....more people will realize!!!
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| To all of them I suggest a movie marathon night. THX-1138 Brave New World A Boy and his Dog Logan's Run 1984 The Time Machine and top it all off with Fritz Lang's Metropolis get protected before it happens to you |
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| It's common for most people in the USA to think in limited terms about what ID theft really means, Cheryl...
I honestly believe that this fact reveals a whole lot of flaws in this country's civic education platforms, and I am glad that you are here as a resource for our greater knowlege and information. There are so many loopholes and faults in "Personal Security" and "Privacy" these days that people are becoming too dangerously content and accepting of them... Rather than make an effort to protect themselves from this insidious crime, it seems that most folks would prefer becoming ID Chipped and GPS-ed like cattle. WIN Network Seminars- Your Chance To Win! |
