The following post comes from Jason Thomas, manager of Innovation for the Government segment of Thomson Reuters. Earlier this year, my aunt received a call from someone purporting to work for the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS). They claimed she had not filed her taxes for the preceding few years and were about to garnish her …
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One-third of Americans have had their identity stolen
One-third (29 percent) of American adults say they have had their identity stolen, according to a new national survey by FindLaw.com. Approximately ten percent of Americans report having their identity stolen more than once. According to the FindLaw.com survey, the commonly reported types of identity theft are: Credit card lost or stolen: 11% Stolen by online …
- October 23, 2014
- Susan Martin