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Rex's Story: Army Retiree Became an Identity Theft Victim Through Illegitimate Military ID

Rex retired from the Army in 1999. In July of last year, someone was able to get a military ID from Fort Bragg with his name and Social Security number. Using that ID and Rex's good credit history, that person was able to buy cars, motorcycles and open credit card and checking accounts. Read More

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Michelle's Story: Testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee Hearing on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism and Government Information

Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee,

I am pleased to be in your presence today and I genuinely thank you for the opportunity to elevate the invasive crime known as identity theft. This is a topic that I am unfortunately, intimately familiar with.

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Linda's Story: Her Victim's Statement (Bari Nessel Case)

I am one of Bari Nessel's victims. Read More

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Marsha's Story: Patient Health Records Repeatedly Fax to Her Home by Mistake

Marsha's home fax machine happens to have a telephone number similar to one of a health care facility. On several occasions, the local hospital has faxed patient records to her home. Read More

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Leslie's Story: College Released Her Social Security Number to its Alumni Association

Leslie didn't keep up with the college from which she graduated and was surprised when the college's alumni association was able to locate her. Read More

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Jake's Story: Personal Documents Stolen While Traveling

Jake was recently traveling in Mexico. While parked outside a hotel, all his documents were stolen from his briefcase including his passport, checks for four checking accounts, 35 credit cards and his Social Security card. Read More

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