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Identity theft Happens Predominantly Offline

Posted by timothy on from the life-imitates-dilbert dept.

prostoalex writes "Worried about identity theft online? Relax, say the Feds. You're much more likely to have your identity stolen offline (72% of the cases). In half of all the cases, it's the friendly relatives, neighbors and friends who steal the identity of the victim. Moreover, those watching their financial accounts online lose approximately $551 per incident. The average rockets to $4543 for those relying on paper statements from their banks and credit card companies."

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  1. I FUCKING HATE THE SOFTWARE INDUSTRY by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Despite the addition of toolkits, libraries, and enhancements to languages, computer programming seems to be getting harder and harder for no good reason.. and you are stuck using them because your boss and customers expect them to use them. Computers are nothing but frustration. They never work right, and when they do that's only because you only think they are working properly. Customers are another problem. They don't know anything about computers. They couldn't unzip a file if you walked them through every single click. They refuse to hire an IT person to do it for them and insist on you telling them the steps on how to do something they could never learn to do.

    Should I leave software development, or admit myself to Betty Ford?

  2. This is in the 28% by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hi, I'm GARCIA!!!!

    What the FUCK is this SHIT?!

    PS: 12th Post!

  3. Re:who would ever have thought ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Also, In case that wasnt clear to anyone, I am trying to get first posts so I can get my free mac mini.

    Isn't my link awesome!?!?!?

  4. Re:Finally... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Wow, your sig references a post by someone calling themselves "Yoda the Retard".