' Today's other top Davis headlines: Event brings ID theft to spotlight Defense wants victim on stand in abuse trial (Standard-Examiner)
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'ID theft is the No. 1 runaway U.S. crime (The Salt Lake Tribune)
Identity theft can be as simple as a drug addict rooting through trash or stealing mail, and as high-tech as e-mail scams, bogus Web sites, miniature cameras and illicit digital scanners secreted at an ATM. Regardless, the crime has become the fastest-growing in the United States. Last year, 10 million Americans fell prey to misappropriated credit cards, bank accounts and Social Security

'Medical ID Theft Can Wreck Victims' Health and Finances (ABC News)
New Report Says More Than 19,000 Complaints of Medical ID Theft on File

'Pregnant ID thief uses another woman's name (UPI)
SALT LAKE CITY, May 2 (UPI) -- A Utah woman was a victim of a bizarre identity theft when someone used her driver's license to give birth under her name.

'Ask Lifehacker Readers: Avoiding identity theft (Lifehacker)
The Guardian is running a piece on how a discarded airline boarding pass can lead to identity theft. The article is an interesting read on privacy and security issues, and since there are more ways...

'Students make easy targets for ID theft (Bradenton Herald)
Zach Friesen bought a houseboat for $40,000 when he was 7 years old.

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