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Preventing Identity Theft; Is the Vulnerability of Your Mailbox Simply Unavoidable?
How does one prevent identity theft from occurring in this era of information proliferation and electronic communication? Many people would think that some sort of email or computer-based solution is the best place to start--but really, a huge percentage of identity theft can be accomplished with nothing more than a watchful eye and some sticky fingers. Mailboxes, which generally contain personal information such as credit cards, bank statements, and checks, are a veritable treasure trove of personal information for identity thieves.Read more…ID Theft: It Won't Happen To Me
"I got bad credit, I'm not worried""It happened to a friend of a friend""I've got other priorities now""All it takes is guarding your Social Security number""I can trust the people around me"These quotes are all too common regarding identity theft. The problem is the Federal Trade Commission, various law enforcement agencies and identity theft experts have stated there are no 100% guarantees and the numbers for identity theft keep getting worse"I got bad credit so I'm not worried"Just recently KFLY TV in Lafayette Louisiana reported that 2 men were arrested for stealing the identity of 2500 people. Identity thieves don't run credit checks before they steal your identity.Read more…Identity Theft Task Force; Thank You President Bush
How can we stop Identity Theft, which is growing each year and becoming one of the biggest concerns of the American People? What can our government do to curb these pirates of our data and thieves of our good names? What is to be done with regards to those who have already been victimized?Read more…Credit Card Fraud Prevention
Globally credit card fraud costs card issuers billions of dollars a year in fraudulent use of their cards. Some of this loss is passed back to retailers who failed to comply with the normal processing method for the card. Another part of the loss is insured.Read more…The Rise Of Credit Card Identity Theft
Personal identity theft is a huge runaway business made even easier with advances in computer technology. So far as credit cards are concerned, personal identity theft is now costing card issuer billions of dollars a year. To try and recoup some of these losses, card providers and now telling their customers that if they were in any way at fault in the theft of their identity, they could be comparable and liable for at least part of these losses.Read more…The Multiple Abusing of Mrs. Betty A. Baron, Manchester, NH
Betty A. Baron is a victim of an ongoing onslaught of physical, mental and financial abuse. Her abusers are an estranged sister-in-law, June Woodard Gentley-Farnum, her own estranged brother and a now former neighbor, Cindy Dawkins.Read more…Identity Theft Hits Home
What is the definition of identity theft? As defined by the Federal Trade Commission, "Identity theft occurs when someone uses your personal information without your permission to commit fraud or other crimes. While you can't entirely control whether you will become a victim, there are steps you can take to minimize your risk.Read more…Locking Mailboxes: Keep Your Identity Safe
A lot of people don’t consider locking their mailboxes, but it should become a usual habit. Every now and again there are some people who decide to go digging through your mailbox. They may steal your phone bill or they may steal something as important as you social security card.Read more…Credit Cards and Identity Theft
Once upon a time, your biggest worry with a credit card was that someone might use it if you lost it or it was stolen. With the ever increasing complexity of today's world, there's a bigger danger lurking for the unwary. It's called identity theft, and until a few years ago it was so rare that victims were often not believed when they tried to explain their situation.Read more…The Jury Duty Scam
Most of us take summonses for jury duty seriously, but enough people skip out on their civic duty that a new ominous scam has surfaced in the last several years. This new “jury duty” scam is the latest in a series of identity theft “phishing schemes”. Fall for it, and whammo, your identity has been stolen.Read more…Id Theft, What Is This And How Do I Protect Myself?
Identity Theft is when someone uses another person's social security number, driver license, name, address, telephone number and any other information about that particular person as their own. The unauthorized person that obtains this information without the other person's knowledge uses this information to commit theft and fraud.How does a person committing ID theft get my information?Read more…Prevent Fraud on Your Identity
Within the United Kingdom, identity fraud has become one of highest rating crimes to date. The UK government estimates that each year identity fraud costs them 1.3 Billion. Identity fraud has worked because many companies and people in general have been convinced in some way to hand over their items, documents or money.Read more…Internet Scams: Phishing
There have always been scams. Get-rich-quick letters, pyramid schemes, fake competitions, charities that don't exist. The Internet hasn't increased the chance of falling prey to scammers - it just makes it easier for the scammers to get your attention.Read more…Top 4 Reasons to Get Your Business "Identity Theft Proof"
As business owners, we owe it to our employees, clients and our communities to give a second thought to identity theft, before thieves do. Identity theft is not primarily a high-tech crime. Think of dumpster-diving, stolen wallets, credit cards or checkbooks.Read more…Identity Theft it Happened to Us
My wife and I got a copy of our credit reports. Two car loans on my wife’s credit report were not hers. We went to one of the branches of the bank where these loans were and tried to get it taken care of ourselves.Read more…Five Types of Identity Theft
By now, every adult should know that identity theft is the fastest growing crime in America. It has become an epidemic, leaving everyone at risk, including children, adults, the elderly, those with good credit, bad credit, or no credit. And, to make matters worse, most people do not know if their identity has been stolen.Read more…Why do Online Banks Encourage Phishing?
Every bank or entity which has secure online accounts is threatened by the practice of phishing – fraudsters who create mock emails purporting to be from the bank, which usually start with something like “your account (payment, credit card, etc) info is out of date and your account will be suspended if you do not update it”. The goal is, of course, to get your sensitive financial information so the fraudster can rip you off at will.This is a form of identity theft, and since some online accounts are linked into other accounts, the damage from one compromised password can be huge.Read more…Identity Theft: Protect Your Reputation
Identity Theft profoundly affects one in every four people this year. 25% of the population will experience some form of Identity Theft, and how many of them will have the financial resources to correct it, or even the knowledge that their identity has been stolen?Identity Theft can ruin your credit.Read more…Identity Theft Protection: Don't Become a Victim
Identity theft can be extremely damaging and upsetting for victims. Imagine finding yourself with thousands of dollars worth of debt you knew nothing about. Imagine being the subject of a criminal investigation for a crime you didn't commit.Read more…Avoiding the Creative Crimes of the Century
Criminals are increasingly creative in the methods by which they steal your identity, your money, and your life. They are usually several steps ahead of the average consumer. With how many of the following "creative" schemes are you familiar: * "Dumpster-diving"* "Mail theft"* "Pharming"* "Phishing"* "Skimming"* "Shoulder-surfing" One of the positive things criminals have done, if I may say so, is add "creative" terms to our vocabulary.Read more…
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