Convenience – But At What Cost?
Using credit cards can be a pleasure and a pain. Will anonymous credit cards make security one less thing to worry about? (Photo: flickr.com)
Credit cards are both a blessing and a curse for millions of people worldwide. Managed use of this form of consumer credit [...]
IRS did not and will not e-mail you
If you have gotten a “notice of unreported income e-mail,” delete it and do nothing else. And if you do get a notice of unreported income e-mail or any e-mail from the IRS that asks for a response in the future, do not [...]
ID theft is a becoming a big concern for many of us
Here’s some topical insurance news and it grows out of the fear of identity fraud. This ever increasing scam has given the banks and credit card companies the perfect selling opportunity: ID theft insurance. This type of protection may [...]
It looks as though the world is going cashless
We have all heard the expression “the cashless society” and by now we all know that where there’s smoke, there’s a fire somewhere. We are also all finding out exactly how powerful the influence of the internet is and at last we [...]
The Defensive Side of Identity Theft. Part IV
Part III, “The FTC, LPD, & You | Pillars of Protection When Identity Theft Strikes“, we talked about the immediate procedures that need to be taken with the local and federal authorities, to protect yourself as well as to help nail your assailant, [...]
The Defensive Side of Identity Theft. Part IV
Part III, “The FTC, LPD, & You | Pillars of Protection When Identity Theft Strikes“, we talked about the immediate procedures that need to be taken with the local and federal authorities, to protect yourself as well as to help nail your assailant.
Today [...]
The Defensive Side of Identity Theft. Part III
In the article “Identity Theft. Protecting Yourself From Your Evil Twin” the first part of this series called“The Defensive Side of Identity Theft”, we discussed the methods by which identity thieves use to steal your identity, and although there are many things we [...]
The Defensive Side of Identity Theft. Part II
In yesterdays article titled “Identity Theft | Protecting Yourself From Your Evil Twin”, we discussed the most common methods that identity thieves use to steal your identity as well as safeguards you can implement to keep that from happening – some lascivious [...]
The Defensive Side of Identity Theft. Part I
Identity theft is the nations fastest growing crime with 10 million Americans each year being affected. Identity theft has become a global pandemic accounting for the loss of over $221 billion dollars – more than payday loans can cover, for sure.
Multiple [...]