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...learned about those debts the same day the bank did. (Journey had never asked for a Discover card or leased a Jetta.) She was the victim of the worst kind of identity theft--new accounts opened in victims' names without their knowledge, as opposed to the more common misuse of existing accounts. "My credit was destroyed," says the San Francisco-- based fitness model. Four years later, Journey, 29, still has to pay for everything in cash and has yet to resolve all the bills. "Dealing with this is like having a part-time job," she says...
More than 3 million Americans a year are victims of that kind of identity theft, according to Javelin Strategy & Research. The average cost to businesses, which usually swallow the losses, is $9,973 per victim. Now legislators and private industry are working to give citizens more ways to protect their credit...
...turns out that Allen, a 45-year-old father of three who is a nationally prominent conservative, knew that he was under investigation by police in suburban Montgomery County, Md., where he lives. He was arrested Thursday and charged with "theft" and "theft scheme" following a bizarre incident at a Target store that detectives allege was part of a year-long spree of fraudulent refunds at Target and Hecht?s stores that netted him more than $5,000 in credits to his credit cards. "He would buy items, take them out to his car, and return to the store with...
...Laptop Theft...
...Identity Theft...