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    ID Theft Scams and Solutions (A guide on how to protect your identity)
    ID Theft Scams and Solutions (A guide on how to protect your identity)
    ID Theft Scams and Solutions (A guide on how to protect your identity)
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    ID Theft Scams and Solutions (A guide on how to protect your identity)

    By Nigel Ross

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    To dispel the myths that surround all that is Identity Theft, to educate the reader to the extent of how the identity theft scammers operate and to offer solutions. Don't just think you are safe and secure off and online, read this book and become more aware with your security from now on. This book is for the novice upwards helping the reader to make common sense decisions with their personal/private information, and financial details. A must read for everyone.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNigel Ross
    Release dateOct 31, 2012
    ISBN9781301109616
    ID Theft Scams and Solutions (A guide on how to protect your identity)
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    Nigel Ross

    Hi, having spent years within security, it was a natural step to set up an Identity Theft Consultancy to answer people's concerns. Being qualified by the Identity Management Institute(IMI) as an Certified Identity Protection Adviser(CIPA) running my business in the UK all consultants that are employed by www.identitytheftsecuresolutions.com (my company) are like myself CIPA. Looking forward to serving you and educating the public with more Ebooks to follow!! Kind Regards, Nigel Ross.

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      ID Theft Scams and Solutions (A guide on how to protect your identity) - Nigel Ross

      ID Theft Scams and Solutions

      By Nigel Ross

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      Copyright © 2012 Nigel Ross.

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      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Table of Contents

      What is Identity Theft?

      The Evolution of Identity Theft

      ID Theft Today

      Criminal Identity Theft

      ID Theft Using the Telephone

      ID Thieves Love Rubbish

      ID Theft Using the Internet

      Common Types of Identity Theft

      Famous Identity Theft Cases

      Combating Identity Theft

      Some Additional Protective Measures

      Internet Identity Theft Protection

      Reporting a Suspected ID Theft

      WHAT IS IDENTITY THEFT?

      The definition of identity theft is: An action or actions taken by an individual for the purpose of misrepresenting themselves as another individual in order to commit fraudulent acts.

      Most of the cases of identity theft we see today are financial in nature. The perpetrator steals the personal information of the victim in order to access bank accounts, creating credit card accounts in the name of the victim, or even applying for loans using the stolen information. Some have even used another person’s identity when applying for a job, especially when the applicant has criminal records which would disqualify them.

      Identity theft usually creates huge problems for the victim, problems that may continue to affect the victim for years. In addition to monetary losses, a negative credit history or criminal records may appear for an innocent person. Clearing up this mess may take a lot of time, usually months, and often needs the assistance of legal experts, adding to the financial losses of the victim.

      THE EVOLUTION OF IDENTITY THEFT

      Today, in our world of electronics and Internet, we tend to forget that identity theft has been around for centuries, although not in the form we see it today. As long as we humans have been around, we have at one point or another conspired to commit identity fraud. The first case of documented identity theft maybe one found in the Bible. We will find this in the 25th chapter of Genesis. Here Jacob covered his hands and neck with goat

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