$24K Cosmetic Surgery Powered by Identity Theft

From the "when will they ever learn file", as a follow up to our related 2006 post - a California woman used a novel funding strategy for her plastic surgery desires. It seems, the Berkley identity theft used a Florida woman's American Express card to order the following plastic surgery costing $24,319: $12,999 for breast enhancement $11,320 for liposuction Additionally, though, having secured a beauty make over this same identity theft fraudster evidently went on a shopping spree resulting in an additional $6,570 in merchandise charged to that American Express card. Fortunately, in this case the identity theft criminal was sentenced Tuesday to 32 months of prison time . But, for all those other identity theft victims who have not yet discovered fraudulent charges made in their good name, now's the time to take action. Our tip for today is guard against your credit being accessed without your authorization. Active credit monitoring can alert you via wireless or email alerts when suspicious activity first takes place given you the necessary time to limit or even prevent extensive damage to your credit. Its usually a free service offered by all the major credit card companies such as Visa, Amex, Discover, Mastercard - so make the call today to get your financial security and peace of mind. Plus, to find the often times hidden, past incidents of non- credit report damage such as liens or court judgements resulting from criminal activity committed in your name, get your personal information profile (pip). You will be shocked to know the volume of information on file with your public information profile that presents over 400 ways an identity thief can easily ruin your good name. Any one of those 400 ways can cost you your job, force you to pay higher auto insurance, or even land you in jail. Finally, make sure to tell your friends and associates about this latest new development in the war against identity theft fraud and how to prevent it from happening to you or your loved ones. This article may be published in it's entirety on your site. Article courtesy of

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