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Five Types Of ID Theft

As I have spoken to folks about identity theft, I've discovered there is a lot of confusion about what exactly is identity theft.  So in this blog posting, rather than referencing numerous web articles, I want to introduce you to the various types of identity theft.  In the next series of posts, I will discuss each type in more detail, to give you a better perspective on this tsunami called "identity theft" and what you can do to protect yourself.  Financial ID Theft       Ask most people to define identity theft, and they will answer "credit card theft" or believe it has something to do with their financial identity.  And certainly financial identity theft is a major and growing type of identity theft.  Thieves find it less risky and more lucrative than other crimes; it has now surpassed drug trafficking as a crime of choice.  But it is only one type of ID theft, and it is perhaps the easiest to detect and correct of all the types.  There are laws, for example,