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Who Else Has Your Name? Data Aggregators and IDentity Thieves

Right now, I couldn’t have said it any better than DHS Secretary Chertoff.

Read the entire article, but note his comment:

“…I’m going to submit to you that in the 21st Century, the most important asset that we have to protect as individuals and as part of our nation is the control of our identity, who we are, how we identify ourselves, whether other people are permitted to masquerade and pretend to be us, and thereby damage our livelihood, damage our assets, damage our reputation, damage our standing in our community.”  DHS_Remarks_HomelandSecurity

This is why I am on a mission to help as many individuals and families as I can.  I can help more of them at once by helping the businesses in America meet as much of the FTC/FACTA/GLB reg’s and requirements, relating to IDentity Theft issues, as possible.

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What happens if your business identity is stolen?

June 26, 2006

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (MarketWatch) — If you have your own business and you think it’s a victim of identity theft, good luck. Many consumer protections, available to credit-card identity-theft victims, don’t apply to businesses. Nor, experts say, do local police typically investigate business identity theft. You may not always get help from a credit issuer either.

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used the victim’s social security number again without permission

… The victim told Deoria that Grier used his social security numbers to obtain services through…

more of the story…

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“…there was an indication that that the alleged thefts were the “tip of the iceberg” in a much wider conspiracy.”

…llegedly fake California driver’s license issued to another woman… ,

and nine wigs that the women allegedly used to make themselves resemble the pictures on the drivers’ licenses.

read entire story …

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What is Criminal IDentity Theft?

Criminal IDentity Theft — in other words, victims whose names have been wrongfully associated with a criminal act

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Protecting Yourself From Medical Identity Theft

Two-Hundred-Fifty-thousand Americans have been victimized by medical identity theft, and you could be a victim, and not even know it. CBS4Boston

read all of story…

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Should I buy identity theft insurance.

You need to know that there is a difference or level of service out there. Protection: I don’t think that exists for Identity Theft. It is like cancer. Can you ‘protect’ yourself from getting cancer? Monitor: This is what I think most every company offers. Like cancer, catch it in its earliest stages and there may be more remedies available. Restoration: This is getting your good name back. But ‘who’ does the work? You? Do you have the average 600 hours (during the day) of time to do the work? As far as I know, only one service is offered that days most of the work for you.

Some companies offer insurance or similar products that claim to give you protection against the costs associated with resolving an identity theft case. Be aware that most creditors will only deal with you to resolve problems [relating to your financial relationship with them], so the insurance company in most cases will not be able to reduce that burden. As with any product or service, make sure you understand what you’re getting before you buy. If you decide to buy an identity theft insurance product, check out the company with your local Better Business Bureau, consumer protection agency and state Attorney General to see if they have any complaints on file.

The best one I would recommend would be found at www.WhoElseHasYourName.com
I have heard it said that they look like the 800 lb guarrilla compared to the nearest competitor that looks like a 5 lb cat.

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Something to be scared about!

Identity-Theft is the fastest growing crime in America; 9.9 MILLION victims were reported last year, according to a Federal Trade Commission survey!

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Hello blog world! This blog’s very first post.

Welcome to your new Who Else Has Your Name blog.
My name is Terry Kohler and my story is about the real me.

The real me is Terrance Kohler. I found me on zabasearch.com.

This may be one of the websites where Identity Thieves find their victims.

The purpose of this blog is to help one another. Pre- or Post- victim.

You may or may not be interested but you ought to check out the 4-minute video at www.WhoElseHasYourName.com where you would want to click on United States or Canada, then, the watch the movie by clicking View Movie link.