http://creditidentitysafe.com/articles/what-identity-thieves-know.htm Protect your identity and monitor your credit Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:42:48 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://creditidentitysafe.com/articles/what-identity-thieves-know.htm/comment-page-1#comment-611 John Barksdale Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:39:56 +0000 http://www.aips.org/?p=20#comment-611 As a victim of identity theft for financial fraud, I found your article very useful. You note that: "Though it can all seem rather intimidating, identity thieves can only do their work if and when they get their hands on vital information or sensitive mail and documents." In my opinion, financial fraud and identity theft occur so easily because banks and credit card issuers have very relaxed standards for validating an applicant's identity. If the banks and not the victims were saddled with the costs and burdens of identity theft, we'd see this problem vanish almost overnight. http://identitythefthurts.com As a victim of identity theft for financial fraud, I found your article very useful. You note that: “Though it can all seem rather intimidating, identity thieves can only do their work if and when they get their hands on vital information or sensitive mail and documents.” In my opinion, financial fraud and identity theft occur so easily because banks and credit card issuers have very relaxed standards for validating an applicant’s identity. If the banks and not the victims were saddled with the costs and burdens of identity theft, we’d see this problem vanish almost overnight. http://identitythefthurts.com

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