Archive for March, 2008
Beware of the Botnet
Friday, March 21st, 2008Botnets, what is it and why is it so dangerous? Bots show up as emails. Everyone one of us has received emails from friends and family that have the latest news event like “the real reason” actor Heath Ledger died, February of 2008. We all get our interests peaked and we click to see. Well [...]
Punishment needs to be stiffer for Identity Thieves
Monday, March 17th, 2008So what do you think? Do you think a maximum of one year in jail for 37 counts of identity theft that involved 152 victims in 33 states is justice?
Tina Marie Ryan, 43, residing in Santa Rosa, Ca. was arrested in February after a two-month investigation. It started when a woman in Georgia called the [...]
Types of Identity Theft
Friday, March 7th, 2008A majority (76%) of the victims surveyed reported that they had been victims of what is called “true name” fraud. This occurs when someone uses pieces of a consumer’s personal identifying information, usually a Social Security number (SSN), to open new accounts in his or her name. Thieves can obtain this information in a variety [...]
Obstacles of Identity Theft Victims
Friday, March 7th, 2008Less than half of the victims feel that their cases had been fully resolved, and those with unsolved cases have been dealing with the problem for an average of four years. Victims estimated that they spent an average of 175 hours and $808 in additional out-of-pocket costs to fix the problems stemming from identity theft, [...]
Does anyone know any ways to protect social security number?
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008Hello everybody, I have been using my social security number
for my taxation purposes. But, I have been recently intimidated by my lawyer
that since the crime of identity theft has been on the high I should be careful
in using it. I am really concerned about this and need to know whether there
are any ways by which [...]
Help! My wallet is stolen
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008I know that this is not going to help me right now as I am
already a victim of theft. My wallet has been stolen and I have lost all my
important documents that even included my financial details. I fear that they
may be used to make my accounts drain. I have already taken the necessary steps
for [...]
Buy A Shredder (Cross-Cut or Micro)
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008This story is scary and once again another example of how the fight against identity theft is left up to the consumer.
The story goes like this, Robert Cockerham wanted to see what would happen if he mailed in a ripped up, then taped back together newly received Chase MasterCard pre-approved application.
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Robert filled out [...]
Anyone knows any prevention against identity theft?
Monday, March 3rd, 2008I have recently been victimized by the theft of my credit
card. But, due to favorable situations I could prevent it from being miss-used
and was able to make thins go in the right way.Anyways , I would like to know
that if there any services which keeps your financial information safe and make
you secure about thefts.