Should We All Worry About Identity Theft?
You may have noticed that the antagonists in Hollywood
blockbusters have shifted from the muscled men of films such as
“Terminator,” to the computer geeks like those in “Antitrust.”
Why the sudden change in antagonists?
It may be that Hollywood has figured out we’re now more likely to be a
victim of the latter.
The FTC reports the number of identity and credit thefts
has increased tremendously over the past 15 months. One high-profile case involved a New York busboy that was
recently arrested for allegedly masterminding the largest identity theft in
Internet history. Along with an
accomplice, this tabletop scrubber was also an Internet whiz who used a
complicated e-mail scheme to gain control of victims’ bank and credit card
accounts. He was even able to
sequester such self-identifying information as mothers’ maiden names and
Social Security numbers.
The scariest part is that the victims were all recognizable
celebrities like Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, and Michael Eisner.
If identity thieves are able to effectively target such high-profile
consumers, imagine how easy it must be for them to snag identities from the
average American.
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Hollywood always has its pulse on the heartbeat
of America, and the new computer geek antagonist in today’s popular films is
no different. There really are
thieves out there who can steal your credit and identity without ever leaving
their desktop. Although a foolproof
prevention has yet to be discovered, the CreditCheck Monitoring Service is a
good start—and might even help you foil a cyberspace thief from becoming the
star of your reality.
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