01 June 2010
The home computer is one of the newer places for identity theft to occur. Many people don’t understand how it can happen to them but later realize they really messed up using online services that just weren’t secure. An intelligent identity thief can easily get all of your personal information and use it to destroy your [...]
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01 June 2010
When you think of identity theft, you probably think of people using credit cards that are in someone else’s name. Though this does happen often, it really is just caused by cashiers who are too lazy to check the back of the card, demand identification, or check that signatures match exactly. Sometimes, the cashier themselves may [...]
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01 June 2010
Identity theft is often in the media. Someone gets another person’s personal information, ruins their credit, steals all the money from their bank account, and really ruins that person’s life for years. Most media topics cover the financial and law enforcement aspects but what about the fear and pain that person goes through. This can be [...]
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01 June 2010
One of the most damaging types of identity theft is more common than you think. Do you make sure you don’t have your social security card in your wallet or purse? Do you shred every document you have with your social security number on it after you don’t need it anymore? Not many people do. I’m sure [...]
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01 June 2010
Medical identity theft is often overlooked on television and newspapers but is growing extremely rapidly. People are unable to get medical coverage easily and desperate times can drive many people to take very desperate measures. Unless you have a medical condition, you could keep your insurance card in your wallet or purse and rarely ever use [...]
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01 June 2010
Many people love and hate their checkbooks. They are absolutely unnecessary in today’s world but people are naturally stubborn and will continue to use paper checks. These little rectangular pieces of paper have the ability to ruin your life for years. That sounds a little dramatic but it’s all too common. People view checks as convenient and [...]
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01 June 2010
Identity theft is a growing concern for many people. Spotlighted often on the news and shows like Dateline, identity theft is a very scary subject and can cause the victim all kinds of emotional pain and financial trouble. Identity theft can occur in numerous ways such as by someone using your social security number, checks, credit [...]
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01 June 2010
Identity theft is very common in today’s world. It is very easy for almost anyone to get all kinds of information about you either on the Internet, by calling and tricking you into disclosing information, or even from mail you might leave in your vehicle or home. A different kind of identity theft has been going [...]
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01 June 2010
Identity theft is when a criminal acquires and uses someones personal information and then uses that information to, in a sense, become that person for a while. The most common uses of identity theft are credit card and check fraud. Some other uses that can occur are illegal immigration, blackmail, crime or just attacking an individual [...]
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01 June 2010
Everyone has heard about identity theft and what happens to the victims. Who are the victims though? How did they even get into that terrible situation? Most of us naturally assume this could never happen to us because, let’s face it, we live pretty boring lives. Why would anyone want to be us right? It’s this thinking [...]
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01 June 2010
This is that time of year when we all start getting those emails that want to purloin our secret codes and passwords. You know the ones that have subject lines like: “Your Account Is About To Be Closed,” “There’s A Block On Your Account,” “Could You Help Me Claim My Funds,” or my all-time favorite [...]
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01 June 2010
Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in America. Why? Because thieves are getting smarter, electronic monitoring devices are highly sophisticated and because the victims are too trusting. We lull ourselves into a false sense of complacency thinking it will only happen to someone else. Think again. The Justice Department estimates that almost four [...]
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