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U.S. Department of Justice: Identity Theft and Identity Fraud
Features programs, prevention, and remedial steps after the crime.
www.usdoj.gov/

Property Crime & Recovery Investigators of Alabama (PCRIA)
A unique organization that offers education to law enforcement, private sector loss prevention officers, bank fraud investigators, and corporate fraud investigators in the areas of property crime and identity theft in Alabama.
www.pcria.org/

Privacy Rights Clearinghouse - Identity Theft Resources
Articles and related links on what to do if you are a victim of identity theft.
www.privacyrights.org/

Smartmoney.com: Identity Thieves Employ High-Tech Tactics
Five of the latest high-tech forms of identity theft along with ways consumers can protect themselves.
www.smartmoney.com/

NPR : Identity Theft in the International Arena
NPR's Eric Weiner reports on European efforts to prevent the theft of sensitive personal data compiled by information collection companies. [4:33 streaming audio broadcast]
www.npr.org/

NPR : Fighting Identity Theft
Beth Givens, director of the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, discusses the recent spate of security breaches at consumer data banks. Computer hackers accessed consumer data at ChoicePoint and Lexis-Nexis. [4:20 streaming audio broadcast]
www.npr.org/

FDIC Consumer News: When a Criminal's Cover Is Your Identity
Tips for prevention and for victims.
www.fdic.gov/

NPR : Experts Urge Consumers to Act Against Identity Theft
Georgia-based ChoicePoint Inc. is sending out letters to warn consumers their personal information has been stolen. But law enforcement officials say many more people need to be on guard for possible identity theft, after crooks got unauthorized access to information in ChoicePoint's databases. [3:37 streaming audio broadcast]
www.npr.org/

PhoneBusters: Identity Theft
Includes victim information, a list of scams, statistics on the crime, and prevention tips.
www.phonebusters.com/

Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act
Full text of the United States national identity theft law.
www.ftc.gov/