␡
- Lottery Scams
- Vote for Me
- Do Not Call
- Cellphone Cameras
- A Danger in the Workplace
- Identity Theft and the ATM
- Mailboxes and Identity Theft
- More Mail Scams
- Identity Theft Threats on the Road
- Identity Theft When Giving to Charities
- Job Scams
- Danger Where You Never Would Expect It
- More Tips for Making Yourself Safer from Identity Theft
This chapter is from the book
Vote for Me
Identity thieves are both inventive and knowledgeable of the times. During a recent period when many political organizations were busy encouraging and assisting people in registering to vote, identity thieves were also being heard from. In Midway, Florida, identity thieves posing as members of legitimate political organizations went door-to-door pretending to assist residents in registering to vote, but were actually gathering personal information such as Social Security numbers to use for identity theft.