Identity stolen the holiday season is an ideal time
Late on a Friday evening, Jeff Goad connected to his computer and purchased the software a few failures, but by what he thought was a secure website with his bank debit card.Sunday, the name of his bank with a disturbing question: “Lord Goad, you’ve already buying a lot of things on the Internet lately?”
Someone stole his debit card Web site and in less than two days has risen from $ 2500 Web site development and purchase of pornography and other products on the Internet.
In 2002, the year was a thief on a spending spree with the card Goad, 9.9 million Americans, with 286000 people in North Carolina, were victims of identity theft, because someone illegally used his credit card number, requested an account or on behalf of another way to abuse their personal information.
These cases cost banks, companies and credit card companies $ 48 billion last year and the cost of each victim of an average $ 500, after a September Federal Trade Commission investigation. Credit cards stolen, thieves use to the extravagant purchases are another problem, banks will cost $ 1 billion per year.
Such crimes can happen at any time. But consumers are particularly vulnerable during the holidays. Shops are packed, cashiers not move to keep the lines perhaps not as vigilant
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