Has someone stolen your social security or credit card number? StolenIDSearch is a new site aims to answer this question that has tickled the back of most American’s minds at some point, especially in light of the recent spree of retailer breaches and stolen laptops containing reams of personal information.
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StolenID Search: See If Your Identity Was Stolen, Just Type In Your SSN….
By consumerist.com 1.25.07
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Get A Better Cellphone Deal By Being Immigrant?
By consumerist.com 12.14.06
A reader tip suggests you can get a better deal on a cellphone by being an immigrant.
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ID Theft Victim? CBS Wants to Talk
By consumerist.com 6.8.06
Has your Social Secrity number been stolen and used to get access to your credit? A CBS producer working on an identity theft story would like to speak with you. If you’ve been victimized in this way and would like to share your story, drop an email to tips@consumerist.com. We’ll be your merry matchmaker.
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Are Identity Thieves Targeting Idiot Employees?
By consumerist.com 5.23.06
Consumer Affairs raises an interesting question in its summary of the theft of 26 million social security numbers on a burgled laptop: are these targeted thefts?