About.com Identity Theft: Most Popular Articles
These articles are the most popular over the last month.

• Consumer Reporting Agencies
  Get the information that you need to contact the three consumer reporting companies so that you can monitor or place fraud alerts on your credit reports.
• Skimming
  Skimming is a tactic that is used by identity thieves to commit credit card fraud or identity theft. Learn what you can do to prevent skimming and protect yourself against credit card fraud and identity theft.
• Credit Cards or Debit Cards
  About Guide for Identity Theft -- Brian J Koerner helps readers understand what is safer, credit or debit cards.
• Identity Theft Scams
  Every day a new scam is hatched in an attempt to lure us in and strip of us of our hard earned cash--or worse yet, our identity. [p]You can't possibly keep up to date on all the new scams, but here are the ones that you really need to watch out for.
• General ID Theft Stats
  Identity theft is the fastest growing crime in the United States. Learn more about identity theft and how to prevent it, from About Guide for Identity Theft -- Brian J Koerner.
• Credit Monitoring Services
  Learn how credit monitoring services work and how they can assist you in preventing and detecting identity theft.
• Reporting Identity Theft
  Reporting identity theft can be a cumbersome task. About Guide for Identity Theft--Brian J Koerner gives you the information that you need on how to report identity theft.
• Computer Hacking
  Computer Hacking can be a tactic used to perpetuate many types of crimes such as Identity Theft and other types of frauds. What is computer hacking? Learn more about this term and others, with the About Guide to Identity Theft -- Brian J Koerner.
• Scam - Nigerian 419
  This old SCAM is alive and well. Don't be its next victim. Get all the information that you need about the Nigerian 4-1-9 Scam. Make the About Guide for Identity Theft -- Brian J Koerner's, Scams and Consumer Alerts, part of your identity theft prevention strategy.
• Stolen Mail and Your Identity
  If you are not securing your postal mail, you may be giving away the keys to the kingdom. Identity thieves prey on your mail because it is simply, the most effective tactic in stealing your identity. Learn why it is so effective and what precautions you can take to protect your good name.
• Your Hard Drive and ID Theft
  Most of our computer hard drives contain very personal information. About Guide for Identity Theft--Brian J Koerner, explains how your hard drive can contribute to identity theft.
• SCAM - Internet Check Cashing
  This Internet check cashing scam is initiated through email or Internet job postings such as Monster.com and Careerbuilder.com. Read more and see how this scam can get you if you are not careful.[p]Make the About Guide for Identity Theft -- Brian J Koerner's, Scams and Consumer Alerts, part of your identity theft prevention strategy.
• Protecting Your Identity 101
  Since Identity Theft is the fastest growing crime in the United States and occurs every 79 seconds, you need to know how to protect your identity. Protecting Your Identity 101 will give you the information that you need, so that you are not the next identity theft victim. Make Protecting Your Identity 101 part of your identity theft prevention strategy.
• PII
  Have you ever heard of Personally Identifiable Information (PII)? Understand what it is and how it that information is valuable to an identity thief from the About Guide for Identity Theft--Brian J Koerner.
• Protect Your SSN
  Your Social Security number is a very valuable piece of information to an identity thief. Protecting your Social Security number should be an essential part of your identity theft protection and prevention strategy.
• Check Your Credit report
  Checking and monitoring your credit report should be part of your Identity Theft prevention strategy. Get the information that you need on how to do it, where to go to get it, and what you need to look for.
• Preventing Skimming
  Skimming is an effective tactic for criminals to perpetuate identity theft and credit card fraud. Steps to prevent skimming must be an important part of your identity theft prevention strategy. Learn how to protect your identity and privacy with About Guide for Identity Theft -- Brian J Koerner
• IRS Refund Scam
  Received an email from the IRS about you being due a refund? Beware of the IRS Phishing Scam.[p]Make the About Guide for Identity Theft -- Brian J Koerner's, Scams and Consumer Alerts, part of your identity theft prevention strategy.
• Fraud Alert
  How can a fraud alert help protect your identity? Or in the case that your identity has already been stolen, how can a fraud alert help minimize the financial impact to you? Read more to learn exactly what a fraud alert is and how it can help you.
• Data Breaches 2007
  All too often personal information is compromised exposing consumers to identity theft and other crimes of fraud. This is a list of data breaches that have occurred in 2007, some of which are profiled and examined more closely.
• File A Fraud Alert
  Put a fraud alert on your credit file if you believe that you may be the victim of identity theft.
• Lottery Check Scam
  Fraudsters entice consumers in sending them money in promise of receiving lottery winnings.
• ID Theft Image Galleries
  The images displayed in this gallery are images are of breach notification letters or of real life scams that have been captured in the wild.
• Check cashing scam e-mail
  e-mail from person claiming to be Chris Dunn that is attempting to perpetuate check cashing scam.
• Dumpster Diving
  A favorite technique that a identity thief will employ to steal your precious name is dumpster diving. Find out what it is and how it works so that you can protect yourself from it.
• Chat Safety
  Teens and adults alike, are spending more time chatting online. How can chatting online contribute to identity theft and other crimes of fraud? Get the information that you need to take the necessary precautions when chatting online with the About Guide for Identity Theft -- Brian J Koerner.
• SCAM - Free Credit Report
  With all the talk about monitoring your credit report to prevent identity theft, identity thieves pulled a fast one. They are posing as sites giving you a free credit report and are actually harvesting your personal information to steal your identity. Get more information about the Credit Report Scam from the About Guide for Identity Theft -- Brian J Koerner's, Scams and Consumer Alerts.
• Amazon Phishing Scam
  Phishing scams are common and often disguise themselves as originating from big name companies such as amazon, ebay and more. This particular phishing e-mail attempted to disguise themselves as the amazon.com security department. Read more about this phishing scam from your About Guide for Identity Theft -- Brian J Koerner's Scams and Consumer Alerts.