Identity Theft

Just found a great informative article about identity theft. Linda Foley is quoted from the Identity Theft Resource Center. I have met Linda several times most recently at the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS) Conference. While Linda is not an expert in Pre-employment Screening, she is in expert in identity theft and privacy. Kudos to Linda and all the great work she is doing.

Holiday Forecase: More e-scams

By Richard Burnett | Tribune Newspapers: The Orlando Sentinel November 26, 2007

ORLANDO - Just in time for "Cyber Monday" and the online holiday shopping rush: A new round of bogus e-mail, identity-theft experts say.

Have you won $2 million in a Christmas sweepstakes held by Coca-Cola in the United Kingdom? Can you make big bucks just by cashing checks for an Irish researcher, Chinese exporter or rich oil consultant in Dubai? Is there a problem with your account at Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, eBay or PayPal?

No. But you might think so if you fall for some of the recent e-mail scams infesting the Internet.

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