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Ten tips for avoiding identity theft

bonnersferryherald.com

1. Make your wallet your first line of defense. Lost and stolen wallets are still one of the top ways identity thieves obtain personal information. Limit what you carry in your wallet. Bring only the credit cards and identification you absolutely need. Never carry your Social Security card in your wallet.

2. When in doubt, shred. Old bills, bank statements, old insurance policies, explanation of benefits forms – the list of papers that can contain identifying information goes on and on. Identity thieves can work with nothing more than your name and address, so the safest move is to shred anything that contains identifying information…more…

Sony deploys identity theft coverage amid PS3 PSN Store outage

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Sony Corp. this week began the enrollment process for identity theft coverage to customers of the Playstation Network and Qriocity music service following an external security breach that shut down both divisions.

The AllClear ID Plus will be available at no cost to PSN and Qriocity users for 12 months from the beginning of registration.

The program includes cyber Monitoring and surveillance, priority access to licensed private investigators and identity restoration specialists, and a $1 million identity theft insurance policy per user.

Customers must enter the email address used to register their PSN or Qriocity account to be sent an activation code.

Sony this week said it estimates the restoration of the Playstation Store by the end of May.

Identity theft victims left in black hole

citywire.co.uk

If a fraudster takes out a loan or credit card in your name, you can not complain or seek redress from the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) and the firm can continue to chase you for outstanding payments, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) today revealed.

In order to make a complaint to the ombudsman you must be ‘a customer’ or ‘potential customer’ of a firm. If you are the victim of identity theft however you may technically be neither. The FOS is therefore unable to deal with any complaints from people who feel they been unfairly treated by the firm in question.

Yet, according to the ombudsman, consumers often complain that firms continue to wrongly hold a person liable for a loan, even after it has become clear they were the victim of identity theft or mistaken identity.

ID Theft Tied to Foster Care System

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Imagine getting bills for services you didn’t get when still a teen — and then finding out when you’re 18 that your credit rating is already shot.

This Rhode Island TV station found three kids who went through that brand of identity theft. They shared two other things in common: All went through Rhode Island’s foster care system, and all believe the identity thief was a family member or close friend.

The station says a congressmen, Rep. Jim Langevin, D-R.I., plans to introduce legislation in Congress designed to protect potential victims of such crimes.

Identity Theft a Growing Concern During National Internet Safety Month

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In accordance with a resolution passed by the United States Senate in June 2006, June is National Internet Safety Month, a time when parents are urged to speak with their children about the potential dangers and threats that lurk online. The released new research that shows that Americans are significantly more concerned about nearly all aspects.

PSN Users Get Identity Theft Protection

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The service, good for one year and offered through AllClearID PLUS, is available to anyone who activated a PlayStation Network account before April 20.

It took a few weeks, but Sony is making good on its promise of free identity protection to Playstation Network users.

The service, good for one year, is offered through AllClearID PLUS, and is available to anyone who activated a PSN account before April 20. To get the service, enter your e-mail at Sony’s identity theft protection page. Within 72 hours, you’ll get an activation code, which must be redeemed at AllClear’s website by June 28. The AllClear package includes $1 million of identity theft insurance, cyber monitoring and other perks.