Understanding Identity Theft

When we hear about identity theft, most of us think about credit cards and bank accounts. But there are several areas identity theft can strike, not just our wallet. Find out about the various forms of identity theft, and what you can do to reduce your risks.

There are more phishing schemes and scams floating around than even an identity theft expert can know about. But they're all pretty much the same in this: they target your personal information, and they'll get it however they can.

When we hear about identity theft, most of us think about credit cards and bank accounts. But there are several areas identity theft can strike, not just our wallet. Find out about the various forms of identity theft, and what you can do to reduce your risks.

This basic explanation of identity theft details why criminals steal identities, who those thieves are, and how the crime is committed. Readers are reminded to remain constantly vigilant about protecting their identities.

Crime/Punishment guide, Charles Montaldo, explains identity theft and provides resources to help you learn more.

You don't have to do something wrong to run afoul of the legal system. The Identity Theft Resource Center reported 56% of the identity theft victims they talked with reported the impostor used their information when they were arrested, booked, or arraigned. One third said there were criminal convictions in their name as a result of this, while...

Identity theft can have deep and long-term effects on your life, but when someone digs into your wallet for your bank or credit card, it can send you in a tailspin.

Common methods of identity theft include a combination of low and high tech methods, from simple phone scams to data breach.

Knowing the difference between your ATM card and credit card can save you a lot of headaches if you become a victim of identity theft. Although there are no guarantees, a few precautions can go a long way to help you protect your money.

Money is the least of your worries if you've had a medical identity theft. Getting the wrong alergies or blood-type in your medical record can yield deadly results. Information shared through the Medical Information Bureau (MIB) means once your medical information is digital, anyone can get it, and (worse) it can get the wrong information into...

Identity theft relies on your personal information. How your personal information is handled, though, is a matter of law and personal privacy.

Criminal identity theft happens when someone commits crimes in your name. Often, the victim’s life is utterly ruined, especially when child porn is found on his computer.

If you want to prevent identity theft, it’s important to know how identity theft happens, what information to protect, and who commits identity theft. Our friends, family, and trusted advisors are often more dangerous than identity theft rings.

Although most of us think about money when we hear the words “identity theft”, financial identity theft is less of a concern than social security identity theft – and medical identity theft is often playing with your life… literally.

Criminal identity theft can be one of the most difficult problems to take care of for an identity theft victim. And there are even special considerations when it comes to our children’s identity, or if we have a business which are rarely if ever talked about.

The harsh truth is that it's impossible to stop identity theft. As long as our personal information is not under our control, we are put at risk by every company that keeps a record of it.

If someone uses your social security number to work another job, guess who gets the tax bill? Even though you've told them about the problem. The largest group of offenders are "non-resident aliens" - the PC word for illegal immigrants. Why doesn't the government do something about identity theft?

Insurance identity theft can create issues in healthcare and finances. For many victims, the problem only starts there - the real impact is in future insurability.

Though inseparably connected with medical identity theft, insurance identity theft presents specific issues that need to be addressed.