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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 Massachusetts and nationwide: Four Russians Indicted In Identity Theft And Fraud Ring United States Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced today the unsealing of a Superseding Indictment charging four Russian men with participating in ... Read more > 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 > Identity Theft in U.S. 27.3 Million Victims The Federal Trade Commission today released a survey showing that 27.3 million Americans have been victims of identity theft in the last five years... Read more > More Identity Theft News >

Identity Theft Terms

Today's Terms

3 in 1 credit report

Definition:
A 3 in 1 credit report is a report from all 3 CRA (credit reporting agencies), identifying possible fraud with only one report.

Creditworthiness

Definition:
Credit worthiness predicts how likely you are to pay back a loan based on your past credit history.

Identity fraud

Definition:
Identity fraud differs from identity theft as so far as the thief doesn't steal someone else's information, but rather uses made up information.

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Massachusetts 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:

Amherst
Attleboro
Beverly
Boston
Brighton
Brockton
Chelsea
Everett
Fitchburg
Framingham
Holyoke
Lawrence
Leominster
Lynn

Malden
Marlborough
Medford
Methuen
New Bedford
Peabody
Pittsfield
Plymouth
Quincy
Revere
Salem
Taunton
Westfield
Woburn

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