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Pretexting: Your Personal Information Revealed URL: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/credit/cre10.shtm Description: Fact sheet for consumers about pretexting, "the practice of getting your personal information under false pretenses," in which a "pretexter" might gain information by claiming he is from a survey firm, and then use that information to call the consumer's financial institution. Under the federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act such activity is illegal. Includes material about protecting yourself and what to do if you think you are a victim. From the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). LII Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Corruption & Fraud, Identity Theft Publisher: Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Extra Keywords identity theft LII Database Information: Record 22578 created by Maria Brandt on 09/11/2006 Last modification on 11/04/2008 Published: 09/14/2006 Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/22578 |
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