Posted on February - 06 - 2010
It is scary in this day how careful people must be. You cannot talk to a stranger on the street and wonder if the small details of your world will make you a candidate for identity theft or not. You have got to take precautions and even mother your information more than is probably necessary, including seeing what identity theft companies have to offer. It is only in this way that you can put up good defenses when it comes to identity protection.
The hard thing is with job applications. People are living in troubled times, which means there are many people out of work. This also means that criminals are getting more creative in order to enhance their own paychecks.
Many people have been smart enough to catch on to and report bogus calls for jobs.
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Posted on February - 02 - 2010
The new year is shaping up to be a banner year for spammers. They have a new twist that makes the emails look like they’re coming from social networking sites like Facebook and Myspace. Even LinkedIn isn’t as safe as you may have thought in the past.
There are still too many people who think only their ‘friends’ are following and contacting them. Little do you know that your friends just may be an organized cybercrime group looking to steal your identity or install some kind of malware onto your computer.
Spammers have been releasing an onslaught of emails from these addresses:
- message.myspace.com
- facebookmail.com
- new-music.itunes.com
These are all false addresses and shouldn’t be opened and certainly you should never click on a link or respond to them in any way.
Don’t depend on FB or Myspace to keep you safe. There are h
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Posted on January - 28 - 2010
No one wants to think of a tragedy like the Haiti earthquake in conjunction with charity scams, but unfortunately there are a lot of people out there willing to make a buck any way they can. A charity scam provides the perfect opportunity to rip people off. Many individuals who are very wary when it comes to ‘get rich quick’ schemes are more than willing to open their wallets without question to help other people.
Recognizing charity scams
Obviously, charity scams takes advantage of your willingness to help others. But beware: just about anyone can solicit money to help the Haiti earthquake, or Russian orphans, or Middle Eastern war victims.
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Posted on January - 23 - 2010
You’ve heard of it before most likely but are you really sure what identity theft is? It’s when someone besides you gets a hold of personal information and uses it without your knowledge. They may use your social security number to get credit cards established for them. Or they can use a credit card to make purchases. Consider using one of the identity theft protection services to help prevent identity theft in the first place.
No matter how they do it, it can lead to you having bad credit, because the chances of them paying for what they got are nil. Meaning you will be stuck with huge bills, or telephone or other bills in your name. One
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Posted on January - 20 - 2010
As of January 19, 2010, the total number of breaches reported by the ITRC is 15. For more information about the ITRC breach reports click here
2010 ITRC Breach Report
2010 ITRC Breach Stats Report
Posted on January - 20 - 2010
If you want to protect yourself from identity theft, not just any old firewall will do. Chances are you could become the victim of identity theft if you don’t understand firewalls and how they work. To prevent this from happening, be sure to know where you are vulnerable and which firewall you need to protect yourself and your personal information.
Identity theft and firewalls
Concerned about identity theft but confused about firewalls? Computer jargon can become confusing causing the average computer user to just give up and cross their fingers for protection. Avoiding identity theft doesn’t have to be confusing.
If you have a computer that stays connected to the Internet 24/7, you are in danger.
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