Episode 4- Identity Theft

Microsoft’s Online Safety Site: http://www.microsoft.com/protect/fraud/phishing/prevent.aspx
FBI.gov: http://www.fbi.gov
Anti-Phishing.org: http://www.antiphishing.org
Federal Trade Commission: www.ftc.gov
FTC’s ID Theft Site: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft
FTC Complaint Data: http://www.ftc.gov/sentinel/reports/sentinel-annual-reports/sentinel-cy2008.pdf
USDOJ’s Site on ID Theft: http://www.justice.gov/criminal/fraud/websites/idtheft.html

Picture of a Card Skimmer: http://www.maderatribune.com/content/img/f197030/1006CardSkimmer.jpg

Chris Hansen’s “To Catch An ID Thief Special”: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17805134/ns/dateline_nbc-to_catch_an_id_thief

Social Engineering (Wikipedia Article): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_engineering_%28security%29

Experian: www.experian.com
TransUnion: www.transunion.com
Equifax: www.equifax.com

Setting a Fraud Alert:
Equifax: http://www.equifax.com/answers/set-fraud-alerts/en_cp
TransUnion: http://www.transunion.com/corporate/personal/fraudIdentityTheft/fraudPrevention/fraudAlert.page
Experian: https://www.experian.com/consumer/cac/InvalidateSession.do?code=SECURITYALERT

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