http://netvouz.com/PaulColgan/tag/theft?feed=rss PaulColgan's bookmarks tagged "theft" 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://money.howstuffworks.com/identity-theft.htm Identity theft can enter into many areas of our lives. It involves any instance where a person uses someone else's identification documents or other identifiers in order to impersonate that person for whatever reason. According to a September 2003 survey conducted by the Federal Trade Commission, an estimated 10 million people in the United States found out they were victims of identity theft in the previous year. PaulColgan Mon, 06 Aug 2007 22:19:08 GMT