Protecting Yourself Against Identity Theft
- Topics:
- Commercial Banking
- Tags:
- Federal Reserve Bank Of Philadelphia,
- Finance,
- Financial,
- Financial Accounting,
- Identity Theft,
- Security
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Overview: Identity theft is a growing form of fraud that occurs when an unauthorized person uses your personal information, such as your name, Social Security number, bank or credit account numbers, or other identifying information, without lawful authority, to commit financial fraud. In its most damaging form, identity theft can mean a person's entire financial identity has been stolen and used to establish new credit without the victim's awareness. This paper presents several steps to minimize the risk of identity theft, particularly as it relates the creation of new credit accounts.
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Format: PDF | Size: 209KB | Date: Nov 2004 | Pages: 8




