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identity theft protection services

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

It is quite understandable why so many identity theft protection services have sprung up in recent times. Stealing identities is becoming a regular crime in the advanced countries of the world, and you never know when you will be next. But Identity Theft Protection Services will protect your vital information and see to it that the information is not leaked out in any harmful way. If you register your credit card account with these services, then they will keep track of all transactions on the card and hence you will come to know immediately if someone abuses your information.

Disability Insurance Fraud Story

Saturday, December 1st, 2007

My brother was busted for disability insurance fraud several years back. Basically, he was a construction worker and one day he slipped and fell backwards off of seven-foot high wall. He was in traction for a while and went through a lot of physiotherapy, but he eventually got better. Until it was time to go back to work. Then he ended up applying for disability insurance, telling them he still couldn’t stand for longer than a couple of minutes.

All About Securities Fraud

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

Securities fraud is a white collared crime that has become progressively stronger and powerful. This increase in the frequency is mainly due to the World Wide Web and the Internet which have given white collar criminals bigger access to their targeted victims. The trading volume in the commodities market and the U.S. securities, have dramatically grown since the 1990s. This has led to an increment in fraudulence and misconduct by executives, investors, other market participants and shareholders.

Regulators of securities and other large groups have calculated that the total civil securities fraud is approximately $40 billion each year. Deceitful strategies committed in the commodities and securities markets can have a devastating affect on the operation and viability of these markets.

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