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How Identity Thieves Get Your Personal Information

They get information from businesses or other institutions by: stealing records or information while they're on the job
bribing an employee who has access to these records hacking these records conning information out of employees

They may steal your mail, including bank and credit card statements, credit card offers, new checks, and tax information.

They may rummage through your trash, the trash of businesses, or public trash dumps in a practice known as "dumpster diving."

They may get your credit reports by abusing their employer's authorized access to them, or by posing as a landlord, employer, or someone else who may have a legal right to access your report.

They may steal your credit or debit card numbers by capturing the information in a data storage device in a practice known as "skimming." They may swipe your card for an actual purchase, or attach the device to an ATM machine where you may enter or swipe your card.

They may steal your wallet or purse.

They may complete a "change of address form" to divert your mail to another location.

They may steal personal information they find in your home.

They may steal personal information from you through email or phone by posing as legitimate companies and claiming that you have a problem with your account. This practice is known as "phishing" online, or pretexting by phone.

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Did You Know?

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	Latest news about Identity Theft cases in Arizona and nationwide: FTC To Host Identity Authentication Workshop On April 23 and 24, 2007, the Federal Trade Commission will host a public workshop, “Proof Positive: New Directions in ID Authentication,” to explo... Read more > 3.6 MILLION U.S. HOUSEHOLD IDENTITY THEFT VICTIMS WASHINGTON, D.C. –– An estimated 3.6 million households, or about 3 percent of all households in the nation, learned that they had been the victim ... Read more > Identity Theft Focus of National Consumer Protection The Federal Trade Commission has launched the seventh annual National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW), February 6-12, 2005, in cooperation with fed... Read more > More Identity Theft News >

Identity Theft Terms

Today's Terms

Money laundering

Definition:
Once money has been illegally gained, money laundering is the process of concealing those funds in order to avoid a transaction-reporting requirement under state/federal law.

Fraud alert

Definition:
Once you have become a victim of identity theft, a fraud alert is placed on your credit report to let all creditors know that someone might be trying to obtain new credit in your name.

Credit fraud

Definition:
Credit fraud is a synonym for identity theft.

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Arizona Identity-Theft Attorney

If you live in the following cities and need an Identity-Theft attorney you should contact our Identity-Theft Attorney as soon as possible:

Apache Junction
Avondale
Buckeye
Bullhead City
Casa Grande
Cave Creek
Chandler
Chino Valley
Cottonwood
Douglas
Flagstaff
Florence
Fountain Hills
Gilbert
Glendale
Green Valley
Kingman
Lake Havasu City

Mesa
Nogales
Paradise Valley
Payson
Peoria
Phoenix
Prescott Valley
Safford
Scottsdale
Sierra Vista
Somerton
Sun City
Sun City West
Surprise
Tempe
Tucson
Yuma

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