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Article: Letters.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
- Article from:
- Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine
- Article date:
- February 1, 2004
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Despite Citibank's recent ad campaign, identity theft is no laughing matter. Like the reader below, many people feel as if they're at the mercy of the bad guys. But you can still take precautions to protect your good name.
THE BEST DEFENSE
Your report on identity theft does give some hints on how to clean up the nightmare once you become a victim ("They've Got Your Numbers," Jan.). But after reading about this threat, I always feel as if my head is stuck in a guillotine awaiting the inevitable blade. Credit is a man-made creation--there must be better ways to thwart the thieves. How long will it take before we stop reading about victims and start ...
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