Outsmarting the identity thieves
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Identity theft is one of the proliferating forms of fraud in the US and preventing them involves careful guarding of personal information. Precautionary measures include watching for missing mail, reducing the number of credit cards and guarding personal information through tracking.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1997
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Stolen valor
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Financial adviser B.G. Burkett has been on a campaign to uncover the identity of men claiming to be Vietnam war veterans. Burkett, a former ordnance officer, began his mission after learning that he could get official military records through the Freedom of Information Act.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1999
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To catch three thieves
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Investigator Jim Skinner and DA Randall Harris' police work caught David Weatherill, John Woods and James Alpert of K&M, a telemarketing company based in California. The three are now in jail after defrauding consumers of $58 million.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1996
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