FTC Identity Theft - Thu Mar 8, 2012

Our View: Take steps to protect against identity theft Wausau Daily Herald A massive criminal identity theft scheme has upended the lives of nearly 130 current and former employees of window and door manufacturing companies in Wisconsin -- and, as the Wausau Daily Herald reported on Sunday, the victims have had a hard time ... FTC: 1423 identity theft complaints in Triangle last year Triangle Business Journal (blog) The report, distributed annually by the Federal Trade Commission , measures the number of complaints the agency receives each year. Identity-theft crimes increased nationwide in 2011. Out of 1.8 million total complaints, 279156 were for identity theft. NC ranks 25th in identity-theft complaints Triad Business Journal 25 in the US for identity-theft complaints, according to the recently released Consumer Sentinel Network report, distributed annually by the Federal Trade Commission as a measure of complaints the agency sees each year. The Tar Heel State had 6287 ... BBB reminds consumers to protect your identity WMBF The Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Coastal Carolina wants to remind consumers to protect themselves against one of the fastest growing crimes, identity theft. More than 22000 complaints involving identify theft were filed last year in South Carolina . Rosch: FTC may need to give up merger duties The Deal Pipeline He called identity theft a criminal act and suggested that investigating it should be something the states take over. Perhaps most surprisingly, he also called for giving states some antitrust duties, including possibly merger reviews.

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