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08/21/2012

College-Age Adults at Higher Risk of Falling Victim to Identity Theft

Better Business Bureau warns that college-age adults are particularly vulnerable to identity theft and related fraudulent crimes. According to the Consumer Sentinel Network database, 56,689 consumers between the ages of 20 and 29 fell victim to identity theft in 2011. That number accounts for 23 percent of the total number of identity theft complaints reported last year; the largest out of any 10-year age range.

08/02/2010

Seven Tips for College-Bound Students to Fight Identity Theft

College students have enough to juggle when it comes to school, work and their social life and fighting fraud often doesn’t make the list of priorities. Because college students are so susceptible to identity theft, the Better Business Bureau recommends that they take seven simple steps to protect themselves on campus.


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