As part of our ongoing commitment to ensure you enjoy a safe relationship with us and help prevent fraud from happening to you, the following articles and resources are designed to provide you with further information on preventing identity theft and other types of online and offline fraud.

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Resources on Identity Theft

• Federal Trade Commission ID Theft Website
• Federal Trade Commission, "Provisions of New Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act Will Help Reduce Identity Theft and Help Victims Recover" (06-15-2004)
• Federal Trade Commission, "When Bad Things Happen To Your Good Name"
• U.S. Department of Justice
• Identity Theft Prevention and Survival Website
• Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
• Fight Identity Theft
• Identity Theft Protection Network
• Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, "How Identity Theft Can Affect You"

Resources on Email Fraud

• CNET News, Phishing on the rise in U.S. (06-15-2004)
• CNET News, U.S. Hit By Rise in "Phishing" Attacks (05-06-2004)
• MSNBC News, "Consumers Still Falling for Phish" (03-22-2004)

Resources on Online Fraud

• Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Information Security
• National Consumers League, Consumer Guide to Internet Safety, Privacy and Security
• Clearinghouse, Privacy in Cyberspace: Rules of the Road for the Information Superhighway (08-2003)

Resources on Other Types of Fraud

• The AARP Website
• COPS, Financial Crimes Against The Elderly
• Department of Homeland Security