You"re purchasing a snack and you realize you don't have any cash on you. You pull out your favorite credit card and the next thing you know the clerk turns around and says "your credit card has been denied." But by this time it's too late. Bank accounts have been opened in your name using your personal information, unpaid credit cards have been issued but diverted to another address, a warrant is out for you in your good name, and thousands of dollars have been stolen from you. You have been a victim of identity theft and you never knew about it.
Identity theft is one of the most committed types of fraudulent of crimes. This incidence rate is doubling every 2-3 years and has almost reached a total of 1 million American victims (4). If your identity is stolen and abused over a period of time, you could be spending months or even years investing thousands of dollars cleaning up the mess thieves have made of your good name and established credit. If they are not caught immediately, a victim could lose job opportunities, be denied new credit cards, house loans, car loans, or even test driving a car.
Thieves can obtain your personal information through several easy ways. Your social security number is one of the most useful numbers a thief can use to hurt you. This number can be obtained if you've lost your wallet and you had been carrying your social security card in it or if you've been writing it on every time on your checks. Another way thieves can easily obtain your personal information is when they look through the garbage and find personal information you threw away. More recently, thieves have been using the Internet as a means to obtain your personal information claiming that "You Won a prize click here to enter your shipping information.".
Once a thief has your information, they will typically complete a "change of address form" so as to divert your mail to another location.
Another time that the book refers to things happening to people right now is when Henry and Catherine pretend to like each other. ... What would you like me to do now that you're all ready? ... All right. ... Just what you want. ... Some pieces of literature tell about things in real life that could never happen, some that are happening, and some that could happen, or couple possibly happen. ...
This change moved in on us slowly, but I believe now it has gone too far. ... They always try to connect the issues with you and tell you that it could happen to you. ... To cover WWII they simply told you what was happening and how we were doing, instead of blowing it out of proportion. I believe people have the right to know what is going on when it is time of war, but exploiting it too much can make people scared and uncomfortable. ... We should be focusing more on what is happening in the area that effects us like our homes and neighborhood. ...
You will also be reading what I think about what is happening to these children. ... And why are we only caring about it now when it has been happening for the last 10 years? ... Alex Renton , of the British aid agency Oxfam, said packets could lure civilians into areas full of land mines. ... Well that concludes my essay on Afghanistan children and what they must be going through right now. ... I hope that you now better understand what is happening to the children. ...
Do we now live in an "information society"? ... Unfortunately, you may be in for a long wait between the time you contact the rail office and the time you get your information. You may get put on hold, you may hear a taped voice tell you that the lines are busy and ask for your patience. ... This could change once they recognize the potential for information in the world market already happening in Western Europe and Japan amongst other regions. ... There are signs that this is already happening. ...
So I went out and sought knowledge, as you are now. ... The reason bad things are happening to you and your family/friends is simple. ... First, you need right views. ... For example, in your case it would be to end the bad things that are happening to the people around you. ... You must always be thinking about your purpose and be aware of anything that could lead you astray. ...
We can say right now America is going through the setting stage because the same thing is happening here as what happened in France in 1848. ... With this happening the working class become the poor homeless class and the rich get richer. ... One could say this would be the setting for the revolution. ... You can easily see the similarities in France and here in America. ... It makes you wonder how much longer this will be going on for. ...
His situation is quite tough and he really has to think and make the right decisions at this moment so every thing goes right for him. ... As we know that you have to ' Bend your Finger' in a couple of situations during your life time. ... If he is not really satisfied with what's happening in the organization he could go to his seniors and inquire to them about the running of the company and get his questions answered. ... So for him the best thing to do is play safe and go on with whatever is happening. He can right now not afford to go against the flow, as he is not in th...
The Civil gave blacks the future that they have now. ... Why can't they see what is happening around them? ... No one could know. ... The scenario could go many different ways, but the reality is, that it doesn't matter who you are or what color you are, its unsafe to be who you are. ... Right now, we are only hurting ourselves with racism and hate. ...
I think the media should most definitely be controlled, we aren't just talking about another court case, we are talking about people's personal lives, I mean you wouldn't want it on the news that you just left this hotel to go to this motel, now why would the famous people want that. ... Then the public wont have a set thing drilled into there minds about what is happening. Another reason why the media should be controlled is to protect the jurors on high profile cases, because if information gets out about the jurors then they could be in danger. ... It is also hard for p...
