Identity Theft Presentations and Identity Theft Resolution Insurance

1. Identity Theft Presentations
There are no guarantees about avoiding identity theft, it's important for you to know how to protect yourself. Education and awareness are the most powerful tools in the fight against identity theft. The more you know how to protect your identity and what to do if a problem occurs, the harder it is for identity thieves to commit their crimes.

If your civic group, church group, employees or any other type of group would be interested in scheduling a FREE PRESENTATION, click here for more information.

2. Identity Theft Resolution Insurance
Tri-County Bank would like to tell you about a FREE product, Identity Theft Resolution Insurance ... for our individual checking account customers and their spouse. Talk to a Personal Banker or the Marketing Division for more details.

Becoming a victim of identity theft is a frightening and frustrating experience. Tri-County Bank values you as customers. By providing Travelers Identity Theft Resolution Insurance, you will have the best resolution insurance in our region. Travelers and Tri-County Bank will be there to help clean up your credit and get your identity back should an identity theft occur.

Digital TV Switch Scam
AARP Bulletin September 2008: Scam Alert - Don't get confused-or conned-by the digital TV switch

Bait and switch. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) recently issued a warning on bait-and-switch ads from Ohio-based Universal Tech Tronics. The company offered "free" TV channels, services and a converter box to people who ordered a $59 warranty for its "Miracle ClearView TV" converter through its call center.
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Telephone Scam Alert
DON'T EVER DIAL AREA CODES 809, 284, and 876.
According to industry experts, telephone fraud costs an estimated $4 billion each year. Communications become more high-tech, and people of all ages, income, education levels and lifestyles can be taken in by crafty crooks. So.
ALL CONSUMERS SHOULD BE WARY!
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Scammers Try to Steal Tax Rebates
ABCNews-May 2, 2008: With the billions of dollars coming out for tax rebates. creates a billion reasons for scammers to try to steal your money and even your identity, if you aren't careful
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Security Freezes
A security freeze lets consumers stop thieves from getting credit in their names. A security freeze locks, or freezes, access to the consumer credit report and credit score. Without this information, a business will not issue new credit to a thief. When the consumer wants to get new credit, he or she uses a PIN to unlock access to the credit file.
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Identity Theft Facts
Identity Theft is causing devastating damage to consumers throughout the world. . A report estimates... more than 79 million records were compromised in the U.S. from January 1st thru December 18, 2007, nearly a 4-fold increase from nearly 20 million records in all of 2006; or 69 million more than in 2004.

This implies almost a 100 percent certainty that you or someone in your family will be an identity theft victim sometime in your lifetime.

To minimize identity theft risks, consumers must limit distribution of sensitive personal identifying and payment information.