18 year old Winston-Salem State University student Brittany Tenae McNeil was a recent near victim of identity mix-up. Brittany started working at a Target store about a month ago, but was called off after ChoicePoint reported she had a misdemeanor larceny charge and a trespassing charge.

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What happens when you combine identity theft and mortgage fraud? You get a brand new type of crime most people have never even heard of: house stealing.

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The following is an article written by Ted Moss of Crimcheck.com

• Did you know?
• 50 Billion Dollars is the annual cost of workplace violence
• 50 Billion Dollars is lost because of workplace drug use
• 100 Billion Dollars is what American businesses loose due to employee theft
• Identity theft for employment purposes is on the rise
• Employment screening is a critical component to combating these issues

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