12 Tips To Thwart Tax-Time Identity Theft
Tax documents are treasure trove for identity thieves. They contain social security numbers, names, addresses and a host of financial information. It’s estimated that more than 8 million Americans fall victim to identity theft each year and the FTC recently reported that the No. 1 category of complaint they received in 2007 was identity theft, which made up 32 percent of total complaints received. Internet fraud-related losses averaged slightly more than $2,700 per person victimized, the FTC said.
Identity theft, which made up 32 percent of total complaints received. Internet fraud-related losses averaged slightly more than $2,700 per person victimized, the FTC said.
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