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1). Reducing Your Risk for Identity TheftYour identity is one of your most valuable assets. Protect yourself by knowing where your identity is exposed and how to defend it against identity thieves. A small effort on your part to change key habits and practices could keep you from becoming a victim
Identity theft (also known as identity fraud) is the misappropriation of another person's identifying.
2). ‘Spoofing’, ‘Phishing’ and ‘Link Altering’ - Expensive Financial Traps
"Spoofing" or "phishing" frauds attempt to make internet users believe that they are receiving e-mail from a specific, trusted source, or that they are securely connected to a trusted web site, when that’s not the case at all, far from it. Spoofing is generally used as a means to convince individuals to divulge personal or financial information which enables the perpetrators to commit credit card/bank fraud or other forms of identity theft.