Phishing - Recognized Identity Theft Expert Develops Training Curriculum Used by Nation's Top Non-Profit ID Theft Advocacy

Recognized Identity Theft Expert Develops Training Curriculum Used by Nation's Top Non-Profit ID Theft Advocacy
Becoming an identity theft victim was a turning point for Michael Barnett, the former law enforcement officer and fraud investigator who authored the nation's premier training and certification curriculum for ID theft risk management professionals.
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Kroger Offers Customers Identity Theft Protection
NORWALK, Conn.-- The Kroger Co. and Affinion Group have partnered to launch PrivacyWatch -- an identity theft protection service available for the first time in a retail location. The new service will initially be marketed in more than 200 Kroger stores in the Houston and Dallas metropolitan areas.
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MX Logic Joins Anti-Phishing Working Group Steering Committee
DENVER----April 17, 2006--MX Logic Inc., a provider of innovative, easy-to-use email defense solutions for businesses of all sizes, has joined the steering committee of the Anti-Phishing Working Group , an industry association focused on eliminating the identity theft and fraud that result from phishing, pharming and email spoofing.
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Action Line: Plan ahead to respond quickly to identity theft
Here is some free advice from an attorney who became the victim of identity theft. ``My wallet was stolen last month,'' the attorney told friends by e-mail. ``Within a week the thief had ordered an expensive monthly cell phone package, applied for a Visa credit card, had a credit line approved to buy a Gateway computer, received a PIN number from DMV to change my driving record information
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