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« Previous EntriesEducation and awareness are major tools to protect against cyber crime
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009From January to December of 2008, the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) website received 275,284 complaint submissions. This is a 33% increase compared to 2007. These complaints were composed of many different fraud types such as auction fraud, non-delivery, and credit/debit card fraud as well as non-fraudulent complaints such as computer intrusions, spam/unsolicited e-mail, and [...]
Wells Fargo Jeopardize Customers and Make Profit
Saturday, February 14th, 2009It’s true Wells Fargo along with many other companies have jeopardized the personal information of hundreds of thousands of their customers through a string of security breaches and now have found a way to profit from the problem. So now, after endangering the personal data of about 700,000 customers, Wells is offering a service that [...]
Hacking Becomes Bad Reality
Sunday, February 8th, 2009Twitter hijacking: A scam in 2008 hacked major celebrity accounts, including Bill O’Reilly, President Barack Obama and Britney Spears. Here’s how it works: Someone sends a link which leads to a Web page asking for the user’s login credentials. It’s a completely avoidable – NEVER EVER enter your login credentials from a website accessed via [...]
You can get a credit card without a Social Security number!!
Monday, October 27th, 2008You are NOT REQUIRED to disclose your SS# to get a credit card, open a bank account, etc.
Most of these financial entities want you to beleive so, but under the Social Security Privacy law, a bank can not deny you privileges and rights because you refuse to disclose a number, which only identifies a government [...]
From the “Internet Danger Report” blog
Friday, July 4th, 2008Internet Danger Report
How criminals use the Internet to take everything you have
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 [...]
Need HELP with Your Identity theft issues
Thursday, February 21st, 2008Go to my Recovery page.
Go to my Protection page.
Companies that help: Have a company do the protection steps for you. Most have a monthly fee but the hassle is in their hands. From my research, I determined that a true identity protection plan should have the four components I discuss on my Protection page.
Please contact [...]
GET ORGANIZED!
Monday, January 21st, 2008I know first-hand a good way to spot any fraudulent activity is to be organized. Simplify your paper, email, and office space so you can follow your financial activities more effectively.
If you need help there are companies specialized to get you organized. A great organizing company I know is Custom Living Solutions.
Best Option for Online Security
Saturday, January 5th, 2008We see ourselves as the best option on the Internet for Online Security information, resources, and tips. We include reviews, news and tech products, focusing on current security news, events, publications, and newsletters.
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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. [...]