Wednesday, May 1, 2013

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Newsletter Topic of  The Month
July-August 2013

Be Aware Of The Top Ten Consumer Complaint Categories for 2012
#1 Complaint: IDENTITY THEFT

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently released its top 10 complaint categories for 2012. Of the two million complaints, 18% were related to identity theft. Of those 18%, almost half were related to tax or wage fraud.

What does this mean and what you should be aware of to protect yourself?

To learn more about identity theft readers can click on this Federal website or this State website