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    fall victim to Identity Theft. What is identity theft? Identity theft is one of the fastest growing cybercrimes being conducted in today’s society. It is almost impossible to detect until it is too late. With the advancement of technology it can happen from anywhere in the world, from a remote village in Vietnam to the computer smart kid that lives down the street. And it is being done with as little as $40 dollars in equipment, which is turned into millions of dollars in theft and return. The procurement

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    Identity theft is an increasing problem that has achieved worldwide, substantial proportions. On the internet identification theft is on the rise and can have a huge, detrimental effect on your lifestyle by ruining your credit ranking rating and even leaving you open to legal charges for legal offenses that are committed in your name. When someone else represents your identification for unlawful or otherwise unsavory purposes, this is known as identification theft and is increasing at a frighteningly

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    Art Theft: The Zara Case

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    Art Theft Art Theft is quite a hot topic considering it happens almost every day in museums, auctions, galleries, and online. Art Theft does not even exclusively deal with older artists such as Van Gogh and Michelangelo, it deals with artists of every time period. Today there are over 3 million dollars worth of precious art stolen and sold yearly. Many divisions of people are ending up in lawsuits, and smaller artists are losing the credit they deserve. An example of modern art theft is the Zara

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    Identity theft is a growing problem in our society and knowing how to combat identity theft is essential to your financial well-being. “Identity theft is one of the fastest-growing crimes in the nation especially in the suburbs.” Melissa Bean Why is knowing how to combat identity theft so extremely important According to www.identitytheft.info approximately 15 million United States residents have their identities used fraudulently each year with financial losses totaling upwards of 50 billion

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    Identity Theft and Social Media Name Institution Date Identity Theft and Social Media Clough, J. (2015). Towards a common identity? The harmonization of identity theft laws. Journal of Financial Crime, 22(4), 492-512. The book talks about the digital era in which the advancement of technology and the emergence of computing and communication gadgets, primarily influences the way we interact and engage in business activities. Even with the much celebrated positive impacts associated with the

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    Identity Theft In today's society, there is a white-collar crime that has greatly risen in popularity among criminals. This crime is identity theft. Hundreds of thousands of people have their identities stolen each year. Identity theft is when these criminals obtain and use consumers personal information such as credit card numbers, bank account numbers, insurance information, and social security numbers to purchase goods or services fraudulently. According to the Federal Trade Commission

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    Identity theft can happen anywhere we go. The damages could be costly and time-consuming. Fortunately, there are several great ways to protect yourself from identity theft. One of the best ways is to shred all unwanted credit card offers, bank or credit statements, and receipts. Simply throwing this information away allows thieves to have access to precious personal information. All financial documents should be managed cautiously. Additionally, opting out of pre approved credit card offers would

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    Effects Of Identity Theft According to Jessica Dickler from cnbc.com, “Many Americans are dangerously at risk of being victims of credit card fraud and as many as 41 million U.S. adults have already had their identities stolen”. About two in every five americans have been an identity theft victim or know someone who has. Identity Theft does only occur in the United States but in all the world. Identity Theft is a widespread problem and many people do not know what identity theft is and how to protect

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    Identity Theft and the Internet Essay

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    Identity Theft and the Internet You come home and find two mysterious UPS packages at your doorstep. Funny; they're addressed to you, but you didn't order anything. You open one of them to find a cell phone with the latest accessories. The enclosed invoice shows that it was shipped to you but billed to someone with your name at another address a few miles away. Same name? Same city? Stranger things can happen. There's a phone number, so your husband tries to call to let your namesake know that

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    Introduction      There is currently a huge growing number of criminals that now do greater and more widespread damage to their victims without ever meeting them. Identity theft surfaced in the early 1990s and turned peoples everyday transactions into a data gathering game. Bits of personal information such as bankcards, credit card accounts, income, social security numbers or just someone name, address, and phone numbers are now collected and could be used illegally by

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