Archive for December, 2007
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Sunday, December 30th, 2007When reviewing suggestions for preventing financial identity theft in magazine articles and on the web I am surprised at how infrequently I see any mention of putting a security freeze to prevent credit bureaus from giving out information to potential thieves.
I often see “check your credit reports frequently”, but this method will only tell you [...]
Kroll’s Global Fraud Report
Sunday, December 23rd, 2007http://www.kroll.com/library/fraud/FraudReport_English-US_September07.pdf
Kroll Global Fraud Report
Kroll’s Global Fraud Report is a quarterly publication that serves as a practical guide to preventing, detecting, investigating and recovering from fraudulent activity.
The Report brings together a wide range of expertise from Kroll’s experienced professionals, which include some of the world’s leading forensic accountants, attorneys, investigative journalists, regulators and law enforcers. [...]
Barnabas and Boas
Sunday, December 23rd, 2007I have been contemplating for days now about divine intervention. And I recall the people who have said to me and what I had been thinking all along, “Funny how this horrible thing, identity theft turned out to be a blessing in disguise.” When I was going through my battle with identity theft I felt [...]
When it is Family!
Saturday, December 22nd, 2007Identity theft is a hard thing to deal with, but it is even harder when it is a family member that does it to you. My brother and I had our identities stolen by our younger brother and there wasn’t much that was done about it by anyone. not even the police would get involved [...]
t-shirt symbol
Friday, December 21st, 2007Dear Karen,
First of all, congratulations on confronting the woman who stole your identity. I used to work for the government and I know that not many people have this opportunity. I’m proud of you for taking control of the situation and bringing the thief to justice.
On a lighter note, we just watched your [...]
Don’t get financial info in the mail!
Sunday, December 16th, 2007A suggestion I haven’t seen yet. Just say NO to getting bank, credit card, mortgage and all those other statements in the mail even if you have a PO Box! Most of these statements are available online and utilize online security features. If you have a local bank, have them send your [...]
Amazing that this happens
Saturday, December 15th, 2007It is amazing that Karen was able to catch the thief, but having the worry follow her around like a shadow, would be terrifying to anyone. I hope that she will be able to restore her good name. The thing that boggles the mind is that not everyone could be as lucky as Karen in [...]
Educate 60 Minutes
Saturday, December 15th, 2007Please go and educate yourself go to www.cbsnews.com and click on 60 minutes then scroll down to Hi-Tech Heist on November 25 it is a great 13 minute spot.
My GMA (Good Morning America) Interview
Sunday, December 9th, 2007The correspondent, Mary Fulginiti, asked the right questions when interviewing me. Plus, she was so sweet and fun to hang around. The crew that worked on the story were also wonderful and made me feel very comfortable, even for a long day, thanks to Ariane Nulty for undertsanding my situation and to Bob and Dennis [...]
my story
Saturday, December 8th, 2007Karen, I am glad you have been able to slowly piece your life back together. I also had iddentity theft a little over a year ago. In my case it did not go on for more than a few hours, but I also experinced the disapointing fact that corporations don’t care, and even [...]
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