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• Don't Print Full Credit and Debit Card Numbers on Customers' Purchase Receipts: FTC Reminds Businesses
  To reduce the risk of fraud and identity theft, the electronically printed credit and debit card receipts given to consumers must not include more than the last five digits of the card number, and must not show the expiration date.
• Identity Theft: FTC Releases Survey of Identity Theft in the U.S. Study Shows 8.3 Million Victims in 2005 Red Flags and Address Discrepancies Final Rulemaking
  The Federal Trade Commission today released a survey showing that 8.3 million American adults, or 3.7 percent of all American adults, were victims of identity theft in 2005. Of the victims, 3.2 million, or 1.4 percent of all adults, experienced misuse of their existing credit card accounts; 3.3 million, or 1.5 percent, experienced misuse of non-credit card accounts; and 1.8 million victims, or 0.8 percent, found that new accounts were opened or other frauds were committed using their personal identifying information.
• Identity Theft Red Flags and Address Discrepancies Final Rulemaking
  The federal financial institution regulatory agencies and the Federal Trade Commission (agencies) are issuing a final rulemaking titled "Identity Theft Red Flags and Address Discrepancies" to implement sections 114 and 315 of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003. Covered financial institutions and creditors will have until November 1, 2008, to comply with the final rules.
• Identity Theft: Agencies Issue Final Rules on Identity Theft Red Flags
  The final rules require each financial institution and creditor that holds any consumer account, or other account for which there is a reasonably foreseeable risk of identity theft, to develop and implement an Identity Theft Prevention Program (Program) for combating identity theft in connection with new and existing accounts. The Program must include reasonable policies and procedures for detecting, preventing, and mitigating identity theft and enable a financial institution or creditor to.....
• Jury Duty Scam: Consumers Beware
  Jefferson City, Mo.— Attorney General Jay Nixon says his office is getting new reports from consumers about a popular identity theft trick
• Identity Theft: FTC Testifies on Identity Theft Initiatives
  The FTC today told the Maryland Task Force on Identity Theft that public organizations, including federal, state, and local governments, “play a critical role in guarding against misuse and unauthorized disclosure of the personal information they collect and maintain.”
• 25 charged in N.C. identity theft investigation
  RALEIGH, N.C. - United States Attorney George E. B. Holding announced today that his office has obtained criminal complaints charging 25 individuals with identity theft and various immigration violations.
• The Use of Social Security Numbers in the Private Sector to Reduce ID Theft, FTC Seeks Comments
  The Federal Trade Commission is seeking comments on the uses of Social Security numbers in the private sector to reduce the overall incidence of ID theft, which often relies on SSNs. The FTC also plans to host one or more public forums on the issue in the coming months.
• Identity Theft: Brown Assists Prosecutors to Fight ID Theft, Privacy Violations
  LOS ANGELES--In an effort to bolster personal privacy and intellectual property rights, California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that District Attorneys in Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego will begin receiving funds for the fight against identity theft violations. The funds, which will be used to purchase specialized equipment, will also assist prosecutors in the evaluation of intellectual property rights violations and other privacy violations. The financial disbursements are the direct result of the state's settlement of a civil case against Hewlett Packard following allegations that the company engaged in the practice of pretexting in order to gain unlawful access to phone records.
• Protecting the Privacy of Social Security Numbers from Identity Theft, The FTC Reports
  The Federal Trade Commission today told the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security that to prevent thieves from obtaining consumers’ personal information, including Social Security numbers (SSNs), and using it to steal identities, government and businesses should collect only information that is necessary to meet clear legal or business needs, and protect the data they do collect. Other steps to reduce identity theft should include improved authentication techniques, which ensure that consumers are who they claim to be.
• It's nine o'clock... Do you know who is using your computer?
  Tens of thousands of consumers are unwitting accomplices of illegal spammers and at the mercy of identity thieves, warns the Federal Trade Commission. These consumers' computers have been secretly hijacked by criminals who install spam-sending software and spyware on the computers when consumers open malicious e-mail attachments or visit a malicious Web site. After gaining access to consumers' computers, the criminals can track consumers' Internet surfing, steal personal information, and turn the computers into spam "zombies" that are part of a "botnet" made up of thousands of home computers through which spammers route spam.
• MAIL REMAINS MOST SECURE WAY TO SEND AND SHARE INFORMATION
  White House report issued today outlines steps to combat ID Theft
• Identity Theft: The President's Identity Theft Task Force Releases Strategic Plan to Combat Identity Theft
  Identity theft is a crime that goes far beyond the loss of money or property,” said Attorney General Gonzales. “It is a personal invasion, done in secret, that can rob innocent men and women of their good names.
• Financial Crimes: Americans At Risk Of Financial Crime - Even In Their Own Households
  Financial crime is a widespread concern among Americans, with four in 10 saying in a new Treasury Department-commissioned survey that they have been victims of identity theft or know someone who has. But the survey also reveals that people often leave themselves open to financial crimes - even in their own households - by using paper checks, rather than direct deposit.
• Tax Liens: Chiang Removes Social Security Numbers from State Tax Liens
  "Last year, identity theft and fraud cost consumers at least $1.2 billion nationwide." Chiang said. "The Franchise Tax Board issues 153,000 liens each year  my directive means there will be 153,000 less opportunities for fraud."
• New Credit 'Security Freeze' Law to Protec