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The US Department of Homeland Security (US-CERT) and
the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center
National Webcast Initiative:

~ Identity Theft ~

Resource Links

Statistics:

BBBOnline

http://www.bbbonline.org/IDTheft/

Privacy Rights Clearinghouse

http://www.privacyrights.org/identity.htm

AARP, Preventing Identity Theft Seminar-

http://www.aarp.org/learntech/personal_finance/identity_theft_intro.html

Fight Identity Theft

http://www.fightidentitytheft.com

National Criminal Justice Reference Service

http://www.ncjrs.org/spotlight/identity_theft/summary.html

Identity Theft – Legislation

http://www.ncjrs.org/spotlight/identity_theft/legislation.html

Identity Theft – Programs by state and National

http://www.ncjrs.org/spotlight/identity_theft/programs.html

U.S.PIRG

http://www.pirg.org/consumer/credit/

Identity Theft Resource Center

http://www.idtheftcenter.org/index.shtml

US Government Consumer Action Website

http://www.consumeraction.gov/caw_protect_identity.shtml

Federal Trade Commission

Internal Revenue Service

http://www.irs.gov/individuals/index.html

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Postal Inspection Service

http://www.usps.com/postalinspectors/

U.S. Social Security Administration

Associations and Organizations

http://www.aba.com/Consumer+Connection/default.htm

Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) – How to avoid Phishing Scams

http://www.antiphishing.org/consumer_recs.html

Nationwide Consumer Reporting Agencies

Equifax: www.equifax.com
Experian: www.experian.com
TransUnion: www.transunion.com

Annual Credit Report – to obtain your annual credit report

https://www.annualcreditreport.com/cra/index.jsp

Consumer Data Industry Association (CDIA) – Information regarding your credit report

www.cdiaonline.org/consumers.cfm

Computer Security Information Resources

Carnegie Mellon's CERT Coordination Center,
http://www.cert.org/homeusers/HomeComputerSecurity/
Federal Trade Commission (FTC),
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/infosecurity/index.html
National Cyber Security Alliance,
http://www.staysafeonline.info/
CyberSmart! School Program,
http://www.cybersmart.org/home/

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