Identity Theft
Identity Theft
Unit 8 Wrap Up
Robbery/larceny/Home Invasion
Unit 9 AssignmentsQuiz
Discussion Board
Chapters 13 – Online Material
Seminar
Final Essays – Pick Three Crimes & Answer all three questions for EACH crime you chose
Missed AssignmentsEverything except DB postings can be turned
in late.
All course work must be turned in by the end of Unit 9 (5/25/10).
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What are some of the ways that thieves get your personal info?
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How do identity thieves use your personal information?
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“quick and easy credit”
No Doc Loans – Preapproved credit
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How can you protect your personal info?
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How can you protect your personal info?
How can you tell if you are a victim of credit theft?
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Why is identity Theft treated different than Theft?
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Last week, the majority of you said that Robbery should be punished more severely than theft because forced was used.
In the crime of Identity Theft, there will probably be no force used at all and you may not ever meet the offender, so what should the punishment be?
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More Severe than Robbery?
Same as Theft?
Somewhere in between?
Identity Theft Facts
330 Hours – avg. time spent by victims resolving the problem
Identity Theft Facts
330 Hours – avg. time spent by victims resolving the problem
15% of all identity thefts committed by your friends or someone who knows the victim
Identity Theft Facts
330 Hours – avg. time spent by victims resolving the problem
15% of all identity thefts committed by your friends or someone who knows the victim
According to a 2007 Federal Trade Commission report, 8.3 million American adults, or 3.7 percent of all American adults, were victims of identity theft in 2005.
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Questions on Identity Theft
Questions about Final Paper
Unit 9 DBPlease post early – Have a great Memorial
Day!!!
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