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Identity Theft: What Is It and How Do I Avoid It?Newest Review: ... never heard of and know you don't owe any money to. Alternatively you might have applied for credit yourself and been refused, but you know that your credit rating should be okay. This could be an indication that you are a victim of Identity Theft. In the UK personal information is protected by the Data Protection Act, 1998. Your personal data is potentially highly valuable to the ... more |
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Identity Theft is when your personal information is used by someone else to steal money or other things in your name. At the very least it is fraud, and it is a crime. Some of the things that people might do with your information include obtaining credit, opening bank accounts, apply for benefits, taking out a loan, taking out a mobile phone contract, or obtaining documents like driving licences, passports, ID cards etc. Your driving licence and your passport are perhaps the most important documents you have and great care should be taken to keep them safe. A criminal can gain access to your confidential data by going through the rubbish ... Read the complete review


