http://netvouz.com/PaulColgan/tag/credit?feed=rss PaulColgan's bookmarks tagged "credit" on Netvouz http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/idtheft.htm Identity theft occurs when a criminal uses another person's personal information to take on that person's identity. Identity theft is much more than misuse of a Social Security number-it can also include credit card and mail fraud. If you think you may be a victim of identity theft, check out this site and contact one of the government offices listed below. PaulColgan Mon, 06 Aug 2007 22:22:51 GMT http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identity_theft In 1998, The Federal Trade Commission appeared before the Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism and Government Information of the Committee of the Judiciary, United States Senate.[2] The FTC highlighted the concerns of consumers for financial crimes exploiting their credit worthiness to commit loan fraud, mortgage fraud, lines-of-credit fraud, credit card fraud, commodities and services frauds. PaulColgan Mon, 06 Aug 2007 22:15:25 GMT