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Unit 9 – Final Project
Kristopher Turek
Kaplan University

CM 220 Section X
Professor Eric Miller
Tuesday, May 22nd 2012

Formal Letter to Senator–

The Honorable Barbara Boxer
112 Hart Senate Office Building
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Senator, Identity theft is an issue faced on a daily basis for those that are living in our wonderful state of California. For some it is common knowledge to protect your identity but for those that are not familiar with the practices of these common crooks, will cost a lifetime of savings and irreparable damage to ones credit and finances. According to the California Office of Privacy Protection, “there were more than 11 million victims of Identity Theft in the United States in 2009, and more than one million of those victims were Californians…. (Office of the Attorney General, 2009) To combat these forces that seem unstoppable I propose we consider setting aside one month a year to make these practices known on a global scale. This will allow our government to educate the people on how to protect themselves in hopes to stop this crime once and for all. Thank you for your time and consideration and always appreciative for your hard work and dedication to your job, State and our great Country.
Kindest Regards,
Kristopher Turek
123 ABC Lane
San Diego, Ca 92102
555-555-1255

References: State of California Department of Justice (N.D.) Identity Theft. Office of the Attorney General: Retrieved from http://ag.ca.gov/idtheft/index.php

Identity Theft Awareness Month: DRAFT
Kristopher Turek
Kaplan University

CM 220 Section X
Professor Eric Miller
Tuesday, May 1st 2012

Unit 6 Project: Identity Awareness Month

March is Fraud Prevention Month in Canada and while we here in the United States are more than aware of the identity theft, emails scams and viruses that are going around, we seem to think everyone knows how to



References: Canadian Anti Fraud Center, (2011) MMF Complaint Breakdown retrieved from http://www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/english/documents/Annual%202011%20CAFC.pdf Canada, N. (2012, March 14). From electronic to paper: Fraud can happen anywhere. Kim, S. (March 2012) Tax Identity Theft: More People Have Refunds Stolen, IRS Reports. ABC News: Retrieved from http://abcnews.go.com/Business/income-tax-identity-theft-needed-social-security-number/story?id=15834826 Murray, R Retrieved from http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-04-10/news/31320466_1_identity-theft-resource-center-identity-thieves-victim-adviser State of California Department of Justice (2009)

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