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Facts about identity theft
According to September
2003’s “Federal Trade Commission—Identity Theft Survey”
published by the FTC (the government’s consumer protection agency), 9.9
million Americans were the victims of identity theft last year, costing businesses,
financial institutions and individual consumers $53 billion.
Use a locking mailbox that allows postal carriers to deliver your mail through a slot, but that requires unlocking before mail can be removed. The FTC report reveals that nearly 25% of all identity theft victims said thieves obtained their information through lost or stolen credit cards, checkbooks, social security cards or stolen mail. Thieves troll neighborhoods during the day after the mail has been delivered, and just by stealing a credit card bill, they have access to your name, billing address and credit card number. Stealing a medical or insurance statement could reveal your social security number.
Identity
theft is not just used by perpetrators to open new credit accounts. If your identity is stolen, people can
use your personal information to identity themselves when they’re charged
with a crime, when renting an apartment, or when obtaining medical care—so
you might not find out that your identity has been stolen just by checking with
credit bureaus.
When you
order a personal profile from Eyeonpeople, the resulting report could show other
people using your social security number, as well as residential, vehicle
registration or criminal records that use your name and other personally
identifying information. Protect
yourself by checking public records.
Order a report and receive a 20% discount on your personal profile
report. Just enter "ZEP020" when prompted
for a promotional code on the billing page of the order process.
Click here to go to the
EyeOnPeople Personal Profile page.
Click here to view a sample
report to get an idea of the kinds of information you might find in your
report.
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