Posted on Wednesday, 14th March 2012 by Archie Norton
Is surviving identity theft six times an accomplishment or a disappointment? For Stacey Cowley, the tech editor for CNN Money, it is both. She recently told USAA magazine about how she has had many different thieves access her bank accounts periodically over the past eight years. She blames the first time on using a “sketchy ATM,” meaning one that wasn’t at or near a financial institution but instead on the street next to a local deli. The ATM was altered so that it recorded both her card number and her PIN. Then a thief used her information to order pizza in a town several states over.
But that is the least of it. It’s pretty easy to recover the cost of a pizza, but it takes a little more work if the thief decides to purchase something larger. Say, a Mercedes. Convincing all parties involved that this property is not yours (even if you wish it were) can take many hours, many dollars and many headaches. Well, u
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This week is National Consumer Protection Week, and we’re celebrating by giving you the top tips to protect yourself as a consumer. Today’s topic is identity theft. Do you know what to do if your identity is stolen? The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has put together a guide of what to do in case you are a victim of identity theft. It gives a detailed checklist of all the steps to take and how to document those steps, along with answers to common questions about dealing with identity theft.