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Article: ID theft could be Grinch for holiday season.
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- M2 Presswire
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- November 18, 2005
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M2 PRESSWIRE-18 November 2005-IBM: ID theft could be Grinch for holiday season(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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Shoppers are worried that their personal information could be stolen when they hit the stores -- physically or virtually -- this holiday season, according to an IBM survey. As a result, consumers say they plan to shop differently, more conservatively and possibly even spend less
According to the survey of 1,000 American consumers, one out of every seven Americans (14%) has had their personal and/or credit card information stolen, with one in 10 victims experiencing theft during a holiday season. Of those victimized, ...