Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
Now that the jury has reached a verdict in the Casey Anthony trial, social media sites have blown up, with users posting their views on the outcome. Many of those who posted expressed outrage at the verdict, saying they felt Anthony was guilty, comparing this case to the infamous O.J. ...
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Monday, May 16th, 2011
The theft of children's personal identity information, particularly Social Security numbers, is on the rise. The reason? Children are an easy target, and the theft often goes unnoticed for years – while the criminal uses the information to obtain a mortgage, car payment, job or medical services.
If your child is ...
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Monday, May 2nd, 2011
According to a recent story from the Associated Press, child identity theft is on the rise among foster kids.
The story tells of a young man named Dominic who lived for years in foster care, where he was subjected to physical and sexual abuse. But the abuse didn't stop there. Now ...
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Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
A new rumored identity theft scam is making the rounds. The alleged scam is that personal information can be obtained from the Web site www.anybirthday.com. There's even an "official" IRS advisory about the scam.
The site is an interface to a large database, and the people behind it claim they have ...
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Monday, April 18th, 2011
Have you ever been approached by a sales pitch promising a vacation to your dream destination with an unbelievably low price tag? Chances are you were being led into a travel scam. These types of scams are fairly common, especially as you head into the peak of travel season.
The ...
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Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
While your rummaging through the drawer, looking for all your receipts to get ready to file your income tax, you can bet scam artists are also hard at work figuring out ways to steal your personal information. Identity thieves are particularly active during tax season because your tax return contains ...
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Friday, March 25th, 2011
This video, while aimed at this particular bank's customers, contains some excellent information on how to recognize a phishing or smishing attempt, and what to do if it is such an attempt. This type of identity theft is growing every day, and it's important for consumers to recognize when their ...
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Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
Singer Chris Brown had the hissy fit heard around the world the other day. He didn't like being questioned during an interview on "Good Morning America" about his assault on fellow artist and then-girlfriend Rihanna a couple of years ago. He was there to talk about his new album, which ...
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Monday, March 21st, 2011
In recent years, the "grandparent scam" has been used countless times to fool unsuspecting and caring elderly folks into wiring money – not to a grandchild in need, as the scam would indicate, but instead to a crook.
The scam works like this: the grandparent receives a call from a grandchild ...
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Friday, March 18th, 2011
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Wednesday, March 16th, 2011
Facebook users are being scammed left and right with links which claim to be raw CNN footage of the Japanese tsunami – and it's all part of a plot to earn money by driving web traffic to take online surveys.
The videos, which exist on a Web site called spinavideo, claim to ...
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Monday, March 14th, 2011
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Friday, February 25th, 2011
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Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011
Identity theft is hard to deal with. It's like a "kick in the gut" when you find out you've become a victim. But there are things you can do to prevent that from happening.
Watch this video to learn some practical steps you can take. http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/video/avoid-identity-theft-video.html
Then call LifeLock. One of the ...
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Monday, February 21st, 2011
The personal information of more than 3,600 patients at Charleston Area Medical Center in Charleston, W. Va. was accessible for six months following a data breach.
The information included Social Security numbers, names, birth dates, addresses and phone numbers, and were available through an unsecured online database. A Web site created ...
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