ChoicePoint ID Theft Victims' Day Has Come
Roy Mark writes on internetnews.com:
Victims of the ChoicePoint identity theft scandal will soon be receiving claims forms to recover out-of-pocket expenses.More here.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) mailed more than 1,400 of the forms Wednesday and made them available for download at the FTC ChoicePoint site. Restitution claims must be postmarked by Feb. 4.
The victims will be paid out of a $5 million fund established by ChoicePoint as part of its January settlement with the FTC. ChoicePoint also agreed to pay a $10 million fine for failing to adequately protect the consumer information in its databases.
The Georgia-based ChoicePoint is a credit report service used by more than 50,000 landlords and merchants to conduct background checks on potential tenants and customers. It also has several law enforcement and government agencies as clients.
posted by Fergie @ 12/06/2006 10:12:00 PM
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