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| 2006 FTC Complaints | Complaints |
% |
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| 1. Identity Theft | 246,035 |
36% |
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| 2. Shop-at-Home/Catalog Sales | 46,995 |
7% |
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| 3. Prizes/Sweepstakes and Lotteries | 45,587 |
7% |
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| 4. Internet Services and Computer Complaints | 41,243 |
6% |
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| 5. Internet Auctions | 32,832 |
5% |
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| 6. Foreign Money Offers | 20,411 |
3% |
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| 7. Advance-Fee Loans and Credit Protection/Repair | 10,857 |
2% |
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| 8. Magazines and Buyers Clubs | 8,924 |
1% |
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| 9. Telephone Services | 8,165 |
1% |
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| 10. Health Care | 7,467 |
1% |
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| 11. Business Opportunities and Work-at-Home Plans | 7,460 |
1% |
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| 12. Travel, Vacations, and Timeshare | 6,712 |
1% |
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| 13. Office Supplies and Services | 5,723 |
1% |
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| 14. Grants: Scholarships/Educational & Non-Educational | 5,310 |
1% |
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| 15. Employment Agencies/Job Counselors/Overseas Work | 4,485 |
1% |
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| 16. Investments | 3,630 |
1% |
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| 17. Other Coded Complaints | 12,399 |
2% |
| Stolen SSN Used by 115 People |
| 115 People Using Girl's Stolen Social Security NumberMORE |
| By: |
| Date: 2007-07-16 20:15:27.0 |
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| Debit Card ID Theft |
| Is Your Debit Card a Fast Pass to ID Theft?MORE |
| By: PC World |
| Date: 2007-07-16 20:03:20.0 |
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| 2.3 Million Consumer Identities Stolen |
| A worker at a subsidiary of Fidelity National stole 2.3 million consumer recordsMORE |
| By: MSNBC |
| Date: 2007-07-16 19:54:30.0 |
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| How Credit-Card Data Went Out Wireless Door |
| In Biggest Known Theft, Retailer's Weak Security Lost Millions of Numbers. . .MORE |
| By: Wall Street Journal |
| Date: 2007-05-27 14:42:10.0 |
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| CU has Identites Hacked |
| CU has 45,000 identities hacked. . . .MORE |
| By: Rocky Mountain News |
| Date: 2007-05-24 19:48:50.0 |
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| Bilking the Elderly with Corporate Assist |
| "A recent article in the New York Times reported that........".MORE |
| By: NY Times |
| Date: 2007-05-24 19:38:58.0 |
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| Dateline NBC - To Catch An ID Thief |
| Chris Hanson on Identity TheftMORE |
| By: Dateline |
| Date: 2007-04-26 21:51:10.0 |
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| ID theft task force urges tougher penalties |
| A U.S. task force created to curb identity theft urged federal agencies to help protect consumers by ceasing unnecessary use of Social Security numbers.MORE |
| By: Reuters |
| Date: 2007-04-26 21:44:35.0 |
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| Jefferson County Identity Theft |
| Nationwide, Colorado ranks sixth in the number of reported identity thefts. Among major metropolitan areas, Denver ranks 11th in the number of identity theft-related complaints, according to the FTC.MORE |
| By: Arvada Press |
| Date: 2007-03-30 21:33:15.0 |
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| TJX card problem flags retail identify theft risk |
| Consumers who want to be sure about protecting their personal data and preventing identity theft might need to pay solely with cash, shun retailer loyalty programs and only make returns when they have a receipt.MORE |
| By: Reuters |
| Date: 2007-03-30 21:30:48.0 |
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| Your New ID-Theft Worry? Photocopiers |
| Consumers are bombarded with warnings about identity theft. Publicized threats range from mailbox thieves and lost laptops to the higher-tech methods of e-mail scams and corporate data invasions. Now, experts are warning that photocopiers could be a culprit as well.MORE |
| By: AP |
| Date: 2007-03-14 18:46:37.0 |
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| Information Security Needed |
| The need for information security has never been greater, yet the massive amount of data on file about us grows exponentially, with only the data holders word that theyre taking proper measures to protect it.MORE |
| By: |
| Date: 2007-03-06 17:35:09.0 |
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| NY / CA Identity Theft Targets |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Yorkers, especially around New York City, and Californians, especially around Los Angeles, are more likely to be targets of identity theft, according to a new study.MORE |
| By: Reuters |
| Date: 2007-03-06 17:27:08.0 |
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