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- FTC tackles identify theft concerns
- MORE THAN 8 MILLION U.S. RESIDENTS WERE VICTIMS of identity theft in 2005, according to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's (FTC's) recently released 2006 Identity Theft Survey. Of the victims, 3.7 million experienced misuse of their credit card accounts and 1.8 million found that new accounts were opened or other...
- Research articles 2008-02-01
- From trash to trouble: a year since it took effect, the FTC's disposal rule, aimed at curbing identity theft, remains largely unknown--or unheeded.
- Crumpling up a consumer report and tossing it in the trash is a violation of federal law. This isn't news--it's the point of the Federal Trade Commission's FTC "disposal rule," and it has been on the books for a year. Crumpling up a consumer...
- Research articles 2006-06-01
- FTC identifies top fraud complaints.(WASHINGTON)(Brief article)
- The Federal Trade Commission FTC released its list of top consumer fraud complaints. In 2007, of the 813,899 total complaints received, 32% were related to identity theft. Credit card fraud was the most common form of identity theft (23%), followed The Federal Trade Commission FTC released...
- Research articles 2008-02-18
- FTC: identity theft.(Federal Register)(Brief Article)
- FTC: Identity theft. Final rule. The Federal Trade Commission implements the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 and includes attempted identify theft in the definition of ... FTC: Identity theft. Final rule. The Federal Trade Commission implements the Fair and Accurate Credit...
- Research articles 2004-11-12
- Top Billing
- For the fourth year in a row, identity theft tops the list of consumer complaints, accounting for 42 percent of the complaints lodged in the Federal Trade Commission's Sentinel database. The FTC also concluded that the median loss for victims of Internet For the fourth year in a row, identity...
- Research articles 2004-03-01
- ChoicePoint Multi-Million Dollar Penalty Illustrates Need for Congress to Enact Strong ID-Theft Protections, Regulate Data Brokers
- WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Consumers Union praised the Federal Trade Commission's multi-million dollar settlement against data broker ChoicePoint, the largest civil penalty in FTC history. However, comprehensive Congressional action is still WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Consumers Union praised the Federal Trade Commission's multi-million dollar settlement...
- Research articles 2006-01-26
- Transcript of Attorney General, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Announcing Identity Theft Task Force Recommendations (1/2)
- WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is transcript of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales and Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras at a press conference announcing Identity Theft Task Force interim recommendations (Part 1 WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is transcript of Attorney General Alberto R....
- Research articles 2006-09-19
- FTC: 10M Americans Victims Of ID Theft
- Identity theft victimized nearly 10 million Americans last year, and cost businesses and financial institutions almost $48 billion in losses and expenses, according to a survey released by the Federal Trade Commission FTC last week. Identity theft victimized nearly 10 million Americans last year, and cost businesses and financial...
- Research articles 2003-09-08
- Talking Entrepreneurship: Tough job: staying a stepahead of dot.com frauds.
- The Federal Trade Commission is spearheading a new international network of consumer protection agencies to crack down on ``dot.cons.'' Everyone who uses the Internet to gather information, to do business or to shop will benefit from the Federal T The Federal Trade Commission...
- Research articles 2000-12-04
- NAR, FTC Help Consumers Deter, Detect and Defend Against Identity Theft
- WASHINGTON, May 16 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The National Association of Realtors r and the Federal Trade Commission have formed a partnership to prevent identity theft. The program, "Deter, Detect and Defend," aims to educate consumers, particularlWASHINGTON, May 16 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The National Association of Realtors r and the...
- Research articles 2006-05-16
- Transcript of Attorney General, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Announcing Identity Theft Task Force Recommendations (2/2)
- WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is transcript of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales and Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras at a press conference announcing Identity Theft Task Force interim recommendations (Part 2 WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is transcript of Attorney General Alberto R....
- Research articles 2006-09-19
- ACFE Joins Forces With FTC To Tackle Identity Theft
- AUSTIN, Texas -- The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners ACFE, the world's leading provider of anti-fraud training and education, joins forces with Betsy Broder, Assistant Director at the Federal Trade Commission FTC and Carol DiBattiste, Chief Credentialing, Compliance and Privacy Officer at ChoicePoint to discuss effective solutions to help fight...
- Research articles 2005-06-30
- Identity Theft Heads The FTC's 2001 Top 10 Consumer Fraud Complaints
- WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Identity theft headed the top 10 consumer fraud complaints of 2001, according to the Federal Trade Commission FTC. Identity theft accounted for 42 percent of the 204,000 complaints entered into the FTC's Consumer SWASHINGTON, Jan. 23 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Identity theft headed the top...
- Research articles 2002-01-23
- FTC Ruling Provides Colorado Residents Opportunity to Receive Free Credit Reports; Allstate Offers Product to Assist Victims of Identity Theft
- DENVER -- As part of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act FACTA and the Fair Credit Reporting Act FCRA, Colorado residents now have the opportunity to receive their credit report for free regardless of whether there is any activity on your credit report. In December of 2003, the Federal...
- Research articles 2005-02-07
- FTC says identity theft worse than feared.(News)
- Identity theft is increasing and is much more of a problem than the government expected, according to the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC estimated that 9.9 million people have been victims of identity theft in the last year, and 27.3 million peo Identity theft...
- Research articles 2003-09-08
- Federal Trade Commission: Destroy consumer credit information or be
- Identity theft is the new breaking and entering, or so say the statistics. According to the Federal Trade Commission, the Portland- Vancouver-Beaverton area ranks 15th in the nation for identity theft- related complaints, with more than 3,000 victims reporting crimes last year. Of those complaints, credit card fraud ranks second...
- Research articles 2005-05-02
- Federal Trade Commission. (Regional News: Ohio).(Air Conditioning Contractors of America - Central Ohio; seminar on identity theft prevention)(Brief Article)
- At the April general membership meeting of ACCA's Central Ohio Chapter, Dayton police Detective Fred Horine gave advice on how to avoid identity theft. The Federal Trade Commission says that more than 1.1 million people reported they were victims of At the April general membership...
- Research articles 2003-06-01
- FACTA Disposal Rule Recommends Businesses to Destroy Documents; Destroying Personal Consumer Information is Key to Protecting Against ID Theft Crimes
- ITASCA, Ill. -- Nearly 10 million people last year were victims of identity theft, according to the Federal Trade Commission. With these crimes showing no signs of weakening, the FTC proposed recent regulations entitled "Disposal of Consumer Report Information and Records," which were drafted pursuant to section 216 of The...
- Research articles 2004-12-21
- Don't Fall for This Voter Registration Scam.
- Byline:Kimberly Lankford, Kiplinger Washington Editors I received a call from someone who said they were with the election board in my area and wanted to verify my eligibility to vote. They asked for my social security number, which made me qu ...
- Research articles 2004-10-18
- Anti-Phishing Working Group Partners with Federal Trade Commission to Fight Back Against Identity Theft
- APWG releases new online tools to deter, detect and defend against identity theft
- Research articles 2007-08-29
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