Identity Theft Mayhem

Lehigh Acres man finally gets his identity back (Video)

Seeded on Thu Feb 3, 2011 2:33 AM EST (winknews.com)

Seeded by Erica S.

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. - Larry Smith of Lehigh Acres said Monday night was the best night of sleep he's had in years.

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Man accused of stealing and living as dead man for 9 years

Seeded on Sat Jan 22, 2011 5:01 AM EST (bakersfieldnow.com)

Seeded by Erica S.

For the past nine years, Timothy O'Neil has allegedly been living as William Ross in Bakersfield. He had gotten married, bought a home, and even had a job as Ross.

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Scam Artists Capitalize on High Unemployment Rate: Watch for these red flags when looking for jobs

Seeded on Mon Sep 6, 2010 12:28 PM EDT (ConsumerAffairs.com)

Seeded by Carloz (Clipped by AmusedinVa)

"The dismal employment rate means that a lot of people are desperate for work and may be grasping for any job which creates a great opportunity for scammers," said Stephen A. Cox, President and CEO of the Council of Better Business Bureaus.

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How I'd Hack Your Weak Passwords

Seeded on Wed Mar 31, 2010 12:30 PM EDT (Lifehacker)

Seeded by tyler (Clipped by AmusedinVa)

Internet standards expert, CEO of web company iFusion Labs, and blogger John Pozadzides knows a thing or two about password security—and he knows exactly how he'd hack the weak passwords you use all over the internet.

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Since 1970s, ID-theft victim has been dogged by someone else's "criminal" past.

Seeded on Mon Mar 8, 2010 3:21 AM EST (The Denver Post)

Seeded by TR-421173 (Clipped by AmusedinVa)

In more than 30 years of trying, St. Charles, Mo., lawyer Gary Stewart Heggs has found only one fail-safe way to quickly prove he isn't an escaped inmate from Colorado: Dropping his drawers.

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Deter. Detect. Defend. Avoid Identity theft

Seeded on Tue Mar 2, 2010 12:58 AM EST (fec.gov)

Seeded by AmusedinVa

This website is a one-stop national resource to learn about the crime of identity theft. It provides detailed information to help you deter, detect, and defend against identity theft.

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Identity Theft and you

Mon Mar 1, 2010 10:51 PM EST

By AmusedinVa

While hardly being a new crime identity theft has risen dramatically in recent decades as technology has advanced faster than laws which used to provide some reasonable measure of security.

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