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...million Americans were victims of identity fraud, a problem that cost consumers and businesses some $52 billion. But fewer than 12% of cases start online, according to a survey by Javelin Strategy & Research and the Better Business Bureau. Most ID theft has an old-fashioned beginning: a lost wallet, stolen mail or a friend or relative with easy access to financial information. Another finding: People who monitor accounts online catch fraud earlier and minimize the damage. While the average loss for fraud detected by paper statements was $4,543, it was just $551 for such crimes discovered online. --By Barbara...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Money: Old-School Identity Theft | 9/26/2005 | See Source »

...curry (a close relation of the spicy balti, served in a metal pot and loaded with chilies) with a cooler chana gosht, a stew of lamb and chickpeas (both around $8), and mop it all up with ghee-soaked nan bread. You'll leave Tayyabs with your stomach, and wallet, beautifully full. Just don't expect them to hold the door open for you on the way out. tel: (44-20) 7247 9543; www.tayyabs.co.uk

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Saucy Joint | 9/25/2005 | See Source »

...released by police—reported that as he was walking from Inman Square towards the Harvard campus, he was struck in the head and knocked to the ground. When he recovered, he was surrounded by four males, who proceeded to rob him of his cell phone, iPod, and wallet...

Author: By Reed B. Rayman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Grad Student Is Victim of Back-to-Back Robberies | 9/14/2005 | See Source »

...Even with all the damage, the real squeeze on the consumer's wallet may not be felt until winter when natural gas prices are certain to be higher, since U.S. utilities rely on natural gas for 16-18 percent of their fuel for electricity generation. Then there's oil. After Hurricane Ivan had severely damaged seven oil platforms and key pipelines buried 20 to 30 feet deep in underwater mudslides near the mouth of the Mississippi, President Bush tapped into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, a move the Administration dubbed "an exchange" since it called for the supplies to be replaced...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Oil and High Water | 8/30/2005 | See Source »

...Lizzies for newer models. One clever strip has an entire conversation in car-related numbers: "34 x 4 1/2?" "95 x 5" "Do 70?" "Do 80!" "3,000!" "Offer 2250!" But the real heart of the strip began beating on February 14, 1921 when the central character, Walt Wallet, a rotund confirmed bachelor with a sharp cowlick of hair sticking out the top of his oval head, opened his door to discover a baby left on his doorstep...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Bright, Well-lit 'Alley' | 7/9/2005 | See Source »

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