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| Identity Theft Find a shoulder to lean on when rebuilding your life after identity theft. Also get great tips for protecting your identity and learn more about the seriousness of identity theft and about how to recover from this invasive crime. |
| Backup Don’t risk losing all of your valuable online data. Find out about the importance of backing up your data and get advice on the best backup systems for all of your electronic devices. |
| Adware Learn more about how adware can slow your computer system down and find out about the potential risks to your computer when infected with adware. Also get great tips for the best ways to clean adware out of your operating system. |
| Spyware Feel like your every move is being watched? Find out more about how spyware works, the risks to your computer and identity security and how to detect and eliminate spyware so that you can have the privacy you deserve when surfing the web. |
| Antivirus Get advice on safe computer practices and the best antivirus and worm software. Learn how to detect dangerous viruses on your computer and chat with others about the best treatment software for computer viruses. |
| Fraud Keep up-to-date on the most popular online scams and frauds circulating the web and warn others whenever you come across such dangerous scams. |
| Scams Don’t let yourself become a victim of an online, work, insurance, or any other type of scam. Make sure you know about the latest scams circling the internet and also report any new scams you may uncover. |
| Spam In case you didn’t already know, spam emails are illegal and are punishable by the law. Find out what to do if your inbox is exploding with spam and also get advice on the best anti-spam devices so you can filter these annoying messages from the ones that matter most. |
A person\92s identity can be 'borrowed' for the purpose of creating fictional credit cards or a person\92s entire identity can be usurped to the point where they can have difficulty proving that they really are who they claim to be.
Up to 18% of identity theft victims take as long as four years to realize that their identity has been stolen.
There are many ways to protect your personal identity and many steps you can take to prevent your identity from being stolen:
*Never give out unnecessary personal information
*Never provide bank details or social security numbers over the Internet
*Always remain aware of who is standing behind you when you type in your personal credit codes at ATM machines and at supermarket checkout swipe machines.