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Resources to Help You Learn About and Protect Yourself from Identity Theft
There is a new bill that is being passes, it is a very weak bill but if passed, it will prohibit using a social security number for identification purposes. This bill should take affect in 2006. If you feel you have been a victim of identity fraud, contact the Department of Justice, consumer protection division. They offer mediation with identity theft; they also have a hot line for consumers that is available 8-5 Monday - Friday. They maintain a database of written complaints that goes back to 1998. They offer seminars to school, seniors or your group. Be aware that 40 million crooks obtained credit card numbers this past year, "Be Suspicious". Also be aware that most identify theft is not reported, especially when it involves family members, so the statistics are off. These statistics show that consumers lost $5 billion last year when in actuality it is closer to $50 billion. There have been an estimated 9.9 million victims in America. U.S. Postal Inspection Service Federal Trade Commission U.S. Secret Service Department of Justice Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Equifax Experian Trans union Social Security Administration Fraud Hotline North American Securities Agency Administrators (NASAA) Better Business Bureau United States Postal Service National Do Not Call Registry Direct marketing Association Consumer Assistance Mail Preference Service Identity Theft Resource Center International check service Telecheck Certegy Check Services Internet Fraud Complaint Center Fight Identity Theft Michelle Dunn has over 17 years experience in credit and debt collection. She is the founder of Never Dunn Publishing, LLC, is a writer, consultant and the Editorial Advisor for Eli Financial Debt Collection Compliance Alert Newsletter. Michelle started M.A.D. Collection Agency and ran is successfully for 7 years. She owns and runs Credit & Collections.com a free online community for credit and business professionals. She has written 5 books in her Collecting Money Series and is currently writing a book for the Streetwise Series, part of the Adams Media Corporation. For more information on Michelle's services or to order any of her books please email her at michelle@michelledunn.com or visit http://www.michelledunn.com & http://www.credit-and-collections.com
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(CBS News) A ton of digits have been devoted to this in other spots but the SEC's decision to investigate takes it to another level. The backstory: a six-year-old news story about UAL declaring bankruptcy made it into the Tribune-owned Sun-Sentinel 's current news flow, was picked up by a Google (NSDQ: GOOG) News bot and, via a reporter for a newsletter, made it onto Bloomberg News. After a lot of buck ... JCDecaux and News Corp. in talks to combine outdoor ad groups (International Herald Tribune) The News Corp. chief executive, Rupert Murdoch, has recently expressed nervousness about investments in Russia, where News Outdoor generated the bulk of its revenue last year. SEC Looks Into UAL Stock Scare; Implications For Online News? (paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance) A ton of digits have been devoted to this in other spots but the SEC's decision to investigate takes it to another level. The backstory: a six-year-old news story about UAL declaring bankruptcy made it into the Tribune-owned Sun-Sentinel's current news flow, was picked up by a Google News bot and, via a reporter for a newsletter, made it onto Bloomberg News. JCDecaux in talks to buy News Corp. billboard unit (AP via Yahoo! Finance) In a deal that would create the world's largest outdoor advertising company, French conglomerate JCDecaux SA said Thursday that it is in talks to buy Russian rival News Outdoor Group from global media company News Corp. Phila. mayor to announce grim budget news (The Philadelphia Inquirer) The Nutter administration is expected to announce grim budget news today, which is all but certain to lead to significant spending cuts - perhaps as high as 10 percent - in some city departments, according to three sources familiar with the budget. News Corp says Mark Williams interim Premiere CEO (Reuters via Yahoo! 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News Search Results for personal finance China Yingxia International appoints new vice president of finance (Food Business Review) China Yingxia International, a provider of nutritional food products, dietary supplements, and personal care products, has appointed Fanke Kong as its new vice president of finance. Personal Tech (Washington Post) The Washington Post's Rob Pegoraro will be online to discuss recent reviews and answer your personal tech questions. Personal Finance Daily: Job market is taking on water and the pumps are failing (Market Watch) The daily rundown of personal-finance stories from MarketWatch. Green Sherpa Unveils Personal Finance Service (socalTech.com) Santa Barbara-based Green Sherpa has unveiled a new, personal finance service, aimed at helping users mange their cash flow. According to the firm, its new service allows users to manage their finances, and includes features such as dynamic budgeting, goal setting and collaboration tools. The firm is showing its products at DEMOfall this week.... (more) Color of Money Live (Washington Post) Need advice about how to handle your personal finances? Whether the struggle is saving for retirement, organizing your bank files, or talking about money responsibility with your spouse or loved one, Post personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary offers her advice and answers your tough questions. Personal Finance Daily: A financial incentive for hospitals to keep patients safer (Market Watch) You would think it would be a no-brainer that you don't reward poor performance with big payouts, but of course we see it all over the place -- the severance packages for the ousted CEOs of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac come immediately to mind. Eurogroup finance ministers back Juncker for third term (Eu Business) (NICE ) - The Eurogroup of eurozone finance ministers on Friday backed Luxembourg's Jean-Claude Juncker for a third term as their chairman, his spokesman said. German finance minister rejects idea of European stimulus plan (Eu Business) (NICE ) - German Finance Minister Peer Steinbruck rejected Friday the idea of a European stimulus plan to revitalise the economy, as EU finance chiefs gathered to map out a way to avert a recession. EU finance chiefs battle to avert recession (Eu Business) (NICE ) - EU finance chiefs struggled on Friday to map out a strategy to avert recession in Europe, as Berlin rejected the idea of a sweeping European stimulus package to revive the flagging economy. German finance minister rejects idea of European stimulus plan (Eu Business) (NICE ) - German Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck rejected Friday the idea of a European stimulus plan to revitalise the economy, as EU finance chiefs gathered to map out a way to avert a recession. Warning: MagpieRSS: Failed to parse RSS file. 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