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Federal Trade Commission: Identity Theft - http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/
The U.S. government's central website for information about identity theft.
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Internet Crime Complaint Center IC3 - http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
A partnership between the FBI, the National White Collar Crime Center and the Bureau of Justice Assistance which acts to receive and investigate complaints of cyber crime and identity theft.
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Identity Theft Is A Crime - http://www.idtheft.gov/
Offered by the United States government, the site details the work of the President's ID Theft Task Force, victims' rights, and identifies what steps government agencies are taking to combat identity theft issues.
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Identity Theft Resources - http://www.privacyrights.org/identity.htm
Articles and related links on what to do if you are a victim of identity theft. From Privacy Rights Clearinghouse.
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Identity Theft Resource Center - http://www.idtheftcenter.org/
Features detailed guides for victims, current laws, media resources, and reference library.
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Federal Bureau of Investigations: Cyber Investigations - http://www.fbi.gov/cyberinvest/cyberhome.htm
FBI branch organized to dismantle national and transnational organized criminal enterprises engaging in Internet fraud including identity theft.
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Social Security Administration: Identity Theft - http://www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/idtheft.htm
Publication with tips and contact.
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Identity Theft and Identity Fraud - http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud/websites/idtheft.html
Features programs, prevention, and remedial steps after the crime. From the United States Department of Justice.
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The Privacy Commissioner of Canada: Identity Theft - http://www.privcom.gc.ca/fs-fi/02_05_d_10_e.asp
Identifies the problem and offers tips on prevention and what to do if it occurs.
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PhoneBusters: Identity Theft - http://www.phonebusters.com/english/recognizeit_identitythe.html
Includes victim information, a list of scams, statistics on the crime, and prevention tips.
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RCMP Frauds and Scams: Identity Theft - http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/scams-fraudes/id-theft-vol-eng.htm
Tips from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
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U.S. Postal Inspection Services: Identity Theft - https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/investigations/MailFraud/fraudschemes/mailtheft/IdentityTheft.aspx
Features tips and brochures for prevention and for victims of the crime.
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Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles - http://www.flhsmv.gov/IDtheft.html
Includes a video, forms, and resources for victims of the crime.
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Stopping Identity Theft: Protecting Your Privacy - http://www.bbbonline.org/IDtheft/
Articles for consumers and businesses, from the Better Business Bureau.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Boston: Identity Theft - http://www.bos.frb.org/consumer/identity/
Brochure in html and pdf formats.
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Walletpop: Identity Theft - http://www.walletpop.com/fraud/identity-theft
Features the facts on identity theft and how to keep yourself from being victimized.
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California Department of Justice: Identity Theft - http://caag.state.ca.us/idtheft/
Features state laws, tips for victims, and ID theft registry for the state.
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When a Criminal's Cover Is Your Identity - http://www.fdic.gov/consumers/consumer/news/cnsum00/idthft.html
Tips for prevention of identity theft. From the FDIC.
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Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act - http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/itada/itadact.htm
Full text of the United States national identity theft law.
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Public Safety Canada: Special Report for Consumers on Identity Theft - http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/prg/le/bs/identhft-eng.aspx
Tips and reports from Public Safety Canada.
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California Office of Information Security and Privacy Protection - http://www.privacy.ca.gov/consumer_information_sheet.htm
Consumer information from this California state government agency. Some information also in Spanish.
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IdentityTheft.info - http://www.identitytheft.info/
Offers news, articles and commentary from identity theft experts as well as tips and videos.
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Call For Action: Identity Theft - http://www.callforaction.org/?cat=10
Features warning signs, preventative measures, and victim information and resources.
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Financial Privacy Now - http://www.consumersunion.org/campaigns/financialprivacynow/about.html
Campaign to strengthen financial privacy protections for consumers to keep credit safe and prevent crimes like identity theft. Targets the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Project of Consumers Union.
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Invasion of the ID Snatchers - http://www.nclnet.org/personal-finance/124-identity-theft
Online booklet from the National Consumers League.
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Identity Theft Program - http://www1.cj.msu.edu/~outreach/identity/
At Michigan State University. Victim advocacy, investigations, research, partners with businesses to prevent identity theft inside.
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Texas Attorney General: Identity Theft - http://www.oag.state.tx.us/consumer/identity_theft.shtml
Prevention tips and victim information.
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NPR : Tips to Avoid Internet Identity Theft, E-Mail Scams - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3845410
Criminals around the world are discovering tools that let them spy on hundreds of thousands of people over the Internet, and they're stealing credit card numbers, bank account passwords, and other sensitive information. NPR's Chris Arnold reports. [5:20 streaming audio broadcast]
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Utica College Center for Identity Management and Information Protection - http://www.utica.edu/academic/institutes/cimip/
A research collaborative dedicated to furthering a national research agenda on identity management, information sharing, identity theft and data protection.
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NPR : Identity Theft in the International Arena - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4534021
NPR's Eric Weiner reports on European efforts to prevent the theft of sensitive personal data compiled by information collection companies. [4:33 streaming audio broadcast]
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Knowledge@Wharton - Identity Theft - http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=1176
Stopping identity theft is a very complicated proposition. Here are some steps that are probably required to positively impact the privacy of personal data.
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Utah: IRIS Identity Theft Information System - http://idtheft.utah.gov/
Office of the Utah State Attorney General provides information about identity theft and a reporting system for residents of Utah.
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NPR : ChoicePoint Security Breach - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4507687
The consumer data company ChoicePoint says a security breach last week will affect more than 140,000 people in all 50 states. The company is sending notices to individuals whose personal and financial details were accessed by thieves posing as businessmen. [2:40 streaming audio broadcast]
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NPR Talk of the Nation: How to Avoid Identity Theft - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4507484
How to protect your identity. [37:28 streaming audio broadcast]
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NPR : Fighting Identity Theft - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4533534
Beth Givens, director of the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, discusses the recent spate of security breaches at consumer data banks. Computer hackers accessed consumer data at ChoicePoint and Lexis-Nexis. [4:20 streaming audio broadcast]
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Smartmoney.com: Consumer Action: Your SS Number Is Just a Click Away - http://www.smartmoney.com/spending/deals/your-ss-number-is-just-a-click-away-17071/
Long article expresses concerns that various county clerks are publishing their residents' personal documents online. Many examples of public figures' data that can be found are given.
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Smartmoney: Your Social Security Number - http://www.smartmoney.com/personal-finance/debt/the-secret-life-of-your-social-security-number-16062/
Article by Aleksandra Todorova. "With Social Security-number (SSN)-only theft, oftentimes abusers have no intent of stealing anybody's good credit. They simply want the number so they can work and establish their own lines of credit — in their own name.
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14 Tips to Avoid Identity Theft - http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/advice/20030124b.asp
Suggestions from Frank Abagnale on reducing one's risk of identity theft.
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Identity Theft Victims tips and advice - http://www.identitytheftmanifesto.com
Victim Lana Gautier on identity theft, its harm and how to protect yourself
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Identity Theft Security - http://www.identitytheftsecurity.com/
Empowering consumers with tips, resources, and tools to prevent becoming victims of identity theft.
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Identity Theft: Fact and fiction - http://news.cnet.com/2010-1071-958328.html
This article discusses the growth and impact of identity theft, and how society should respond to its challenges.
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NPR : Congress Aims to Combat Identity Theft - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4534018
In the wake of recent scandals involving data collection companies like ChoicePoint and LexisNexis, Congress has begun pushing for greater personal identity safeguards. [3:12 streaming audio broadcast]
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NPR : Safeguarding the Data Brokerage Industry, Part I - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4533732
The data brokerage industry has come under intense scrutiny with the disclosure of two high-profile identity theft cases. NPR's Farai Chideya has a special report. [11:46 streaming audio broadcast]
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NPR : Safeguarding the Data Brokerage Industry, Part II - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4533735
For a closer look at data brokers and what can be done to safeguard the industry from future fraud, NPR's Ed Gordon is joined by Robert O'Harrow Junior, a staff writer at The Washington Post and author of "No Place to Hide: Behind the Scenes of Our Emerging Surveillance Society," and Florida Sen. Bill Nelson (D), who has championed legislation that would give the Federal Trade Commission more oversight over the data brokerage industry. [7:55 streaming audio broadcast]
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Smartmoney.com: Identity Thieves Employ High-Tech Tactics - http://www.smartmoney.com/breaking-news/?story=20050307041120
Five of the latest high-tech forms of identity theft along with ways consumers can protect themselves.
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Smartmoney: Stop thief - http://www.smartmoney.com/personal-finance/debt/stop-thief-16039/
Article by Aleksandra Todorova. Steps to restoring your good name after becoming a victim of identity theft.
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NPR : ID Thieves Target Children, Infants - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4532977
Even the youngest among us can be victims of identity theft. Seattle Times reporter Jolayne Houtz explains how, and why. John Brooke, a Seattle-area man, describes how his newborn became a target. [2:44 streaming audio broadcast]
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About.com: Identity Theft - http://idtheft.about.com/od/?once=true&
Articles from several authors about identity theft related topics.
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NPR : Senate Mulls Measures to Combat Identity Theft - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4530813
The Senate Banking Committee considers possible regulations to battle the growing problem of identity theft. The most recent Federal Trade Commission survey found that 10 million Americans were the victims of some type of identity theft in one year. [3:40 streaming audio broadcast]
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NPR : Protecting Yourself Against Identity Theft - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4508458
NPR's Madeleine Brand speaks with Gail Hillebrand about identity theft protection. Hillebrand is senior attorney for the Consumers Union, an independent, nonprofit testing and information organization. [3:52 streaming audio broadcast]
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NPR : Information Companies and Identity Theft - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4532974
Recent data theft from information companies prompted hearings on Capitol Hill. Gail Hillebrand of Consumers Union tells Jacki Lyden what sort of personal data information companies such as Choicepoint and Lexis/Nexis collect -- and how they use it. [3:15 streaming audio broadcast]
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NPR : Tips on Avoiding Identity Theft - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4502040
Michele Norris talks with Evan Hendricks, editor and publisher of Privacy Times and author of "Credit Scores and Credit Reports," about why people should be concerned about identity theft and what they can do to avoid it. [5:15 streaming audio broadcast]
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National Conference of State Legislatures: Identity Theft - http://www.ncsl.org/Home/SearchResults/tabid/702/Default.aspx?zoom_query=identity%20theft
Features current statutes, pending legislation, and publications.
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NPR : Experts Urge Consumers to Act Against Identity Theft - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4511424
Georgia-based ChoicePoint Inc. is sending out letters to warn consumers their personal information has been stolen. But law enforcement officials say many more people need to be on guard for possible identity theft, after crooks got unauthorized access to information in ChoicePoint's databases. [3:37 streaming audio broadcast]
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