With enough identifying information about an individual, a criminal can take over that individual's identity to conduct a wide range of crimes: for example, false applications for loans and credit cards, fraudulent withdrawals from bank accounts, fraudulent use of telephone calling cards, or obtaining other goods or privileges which the criminal might be denied if he were to use his real name.
What are the Most Common Ways Criminals Commit Identity Theft or Fraud?
1. In Public Places Tip: Consider using a Secure Billfold ASAP
2. "Dumpster Diving" Tip: Tear up or shred all unused mail
3. Pre-approved credit cards in the mail Tip: Ditto
4. The Internet Tip: Don't give personal info to unknown parties
For more info from a US Department of Justice story with tips from our PLLC team, click
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Our named PLLC partner, Jeffrey G. Nutt, co-founded one of the first five legal aid-based Victims of Crime Act programs in the USA, serving victims of identity theft, economic fraud and exploitation - for an amazing demo of an electronic pickpocket in Times Square, click on video below.
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| Electronic Pickpocketing National TV Demonstration |
In the recent past, one of our attorneys was pleased to serve as a featured speaker in the Pursuing Justice Tribute Dinner at Detroit's Max M. Fisher Music Center Music Box venue. The event was attended by leaders of the bench and bar and a past president of the American Bar Association, Dennis Archer. If you need counsel to stop identity theft or other economic exploitation, call our office today!
President, Jeffrey G. Nutt & Associates, PLLC
