If you’re worried about identity theft – and you should be – it may give you modest comfort to know that, in 2003, Congress passed a law called the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act, commonly known (because it’s easier to remember) as the FACT Act.

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SAN MATEO – A married couple charged with bilking unsuspecting diners and a man whose counterfeit check led to a violent confrontation with police are the latest in a rising tide of identity theft cases, San Mateo County prosecutors say.

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Identity theft continues to be the chief complaint reported to the Federal Trade Commission, data reported this week shows, and identity-theft incidents in Florida climbed about 25 percent in 2008.
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Florida is No. 3 in nation for identity-theft complaints (McClatchy Washington Bureau)

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Cuyahoga County JailAngela MoultonCLEVELAND- A 36-year-old Cleveland woman was sentenced to 10 years in prison for an identity fraud and theft scheme. From November 2005 through August 2008, Angela Moulton and another woman stole mail from mailboxes in Cleveland, seeking…

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Last year, 3,031 consumers in Connecticut reported identity theft incidents, while another 8,552 reported fraud and other complaints, according to an analysis released this week by the Federal Trade Commission.
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Identity theft reports don’t tell whole story (New Haven Register)

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Despite the blitz of commercials and government drives trying to warn consumers about identity theft, the number of complaints regarding identity theft actually rose last year.

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With identity theft cases on the rise in Illinois and the U.S., local police say they are also dealing with more fraud cases of this nature and that area residents should guard their personal information closely to avoid becoming a victim.
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Identity theft on the rise (The Journal-Standard)

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Call it a strange coincidence or divine intervention, but one Billings’ man case of identity theft has come full circle. Scott Strzempek is the food service manager at the Montana Rescue Mission, but

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Identity Theft 911’s resolution center statistics show an increase in total cases (113), and proactive calls (863A//www.centredaily.com/business/technology/story/1144130.html” title=”Media Advisory—Expert Insight into the 2008 FTC Identity Theft and Fraud Report (Centre Daily Times)”>Media Advisory—Expert Insight into the 2008 FTC Identity Theft and Fraud Report (Centre Daily Times)

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Identity theft accounted for 26 percent of all consumer complaints received in 2008.

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