Identity Theft Blog

The Scary Consequences of A Lost Smartphone

Bank account scammers are after your SIM card

Identity Theft Thieves Are After Much More Than Credit Cards

Why Your Tax Refund Is Late

“A Time Bomb For Civil Liberties”: France Adopts a New Biometric ID Card

Tips To Get A Free Credit Check Giving You Full Identity Fraud Safety

Author: GordonGriffiths It’s at times handy to know what your own credit rating is, for a number of reasons, and there are several companies who specialise in supplying a free credit check which will help you take choices depending upon your monetary standing, and might also be able to provide associated products and services to [...]

Identity Fraud Protection Insurance is not for me – I’ll risk it!

Author: David Turner Most of us think that we are just too careful to be the victim of an identity thief. We look after our cards, and shred all our trash. When my colleague\’s identity was stolen, he didn\’t realise that anything was wrong for a long time. When he finally realised, it was far [...]

Email Scams, Identity Fraud & Credit Card Scams – linking back to Social Media

Author: Caroline Edson It is a sad and unfortunate fact that in our current era of ever increasing technology and our growing dependence on the internet that scams have become far more prevalent and ingenious for ripping off unsuspecting victims. By now we are all aware that scammers will try to take advantage of their [...]

Evidence Eliminator versus Identity Fraud

Author: Louis Carlo Lim In this day and age, your personal information is very important.  It will be quite troublesome, for example, to lose your account information for a certain project of the utmost importance. If you consider how much we depend on our accounts, we can see that even in making transactions, we depend [...]

Steps to Prevent Identity Fraud

Author: San Dsouza Have you ever been blamed for something you didn\’t do? Identity, it is who we really are. It\’s not something that you think you need to guard. But these days, you do. Identity fraud results in loses of billions of dollars every year. But that\’s something many of us don\’t really understand. [...]

How Can Credit Monitoring help You To Prevent Identity Fraud

Author: Ken Driscoll Identity fraud is huge business in current society. It is an unfortunate fact, but it is a business that is expanding, and one that we should know how we can avoid. As we use the web nowadays for so many things, it is unavoidable that our personal details will be floating around [...]

Protect Yourself From Identity Theft and Identity Fraud

Author: The Internet Adventure The 2009 Identity Fraud Survey Report by Javelin stated that almost 10 million Americans found out that they were victims of identity theft/fraud in 2008. The study has also shown that the rise in identity theft and fraud is due to decline of the economy for the past 5 year. Due [...]

Report: Combined Consumer Education and Increased Security Measures Equal Reduced Identity Fraud

Author: Etienne A. Gibbs, MSW While surfing the \’net, I came across a report about the reduction of identity theft and identity fraud. Obviously, it caught my attention. Following, in part, is that report which was produced by Javelin Strategy & Research, and co-sponsored by CheckFree Corporation, Visa Card, and Wells Fargo & Co. While [...]

Identification Theft Protection Hints – Defending Your self From Identity Fraud

Author: RonRon Cabagnot With this identification protection guidelines, you can reduce the possibility of getting your identity stolen. Identity theft is a form of fraud or cheating of some other person\’s identification in which one more human being pretends to be anyone else by assuming that person\’s identity, usually to be able to accessibility resources [...]

Social Security Number: a Key to Identity Fraud

Author: Mary Jean Kuda Social Security has been one of the country\’s most successful programs. It aids people from financial uncertainty especially in their trying times. The program provides several protections such as: •    progressive benefit formula •    comprehensive insurance benefits that include disability •    survivors and retirement benefits •    spouses’ benefits •    a cost [...]

Massachusetts Pittsfield Criminal Larceny Credit Card Identity Fraud Lawyers Attorneys

Author: Atchuthan Sriskandarajah COMMONWEALTH vs. ANTHONY J. MAGRI. APPEALS COURT OF MASSACHUSETTS August 20, 2010, Entered After a jury trial, the defendant was convicted of multiple counts of larceny, receiving stolen property, breaking and entering, credit card and identity fraud, and of being a common and notorious thief. He was acquitted of three of the [...]

What Identity Fraud Protection Programs Do To Prevent Identity Theft

Author: Jason Molnar A lot of people have probably heard about identity theft from TV commercials, radio, Internet ads, and elsewhere, but not everyone knows what an identity fraud protection program does to actually prevent it from occurring. What they do is to help protect your identity from criminals who are trying to steal money [...]

What are Identity Theft and Identity Fraud?

Author: John Rasor Identity theft and identity fraud are the fastest growing crime in the world. Identity theft and identity fraud are terms used to refer to all types of crime in which someone wrongfully obtains and uses another person\’s personal data in some way that involves fraud or deception, typically for economic gain. Unlike [...]

Protect Yourself and Your Money from Identity Fraud

Author: Isla Campbell It\’s one of the country\’s fastest growing crimes – but how do you stop someone from stealing your personal details and using them to get credit in your name? There are a number of ways in which you can help to defend yourself – and your finances – from identity fraud. The [...]

8 Best Tips and Protection Against Impersonation-Identity Fraud

Author: Terry Clark Impersonation fraud occurs when someone assumes your identity to perform a fraud or other criminal act. Criminals can get the information they need to assume your identity from a variety of sources, such as the theft of your wallet, your trash, or from credit or bank information. They may approach you in [...]

Stamp Out Identity Fraud – Literally!

Author: Colin Clarke Yes that is right! An ID Rubber Stamp can protect your identification and this is one of the most popular items with hundreds of thousands sold in the UK alone. The idea behind the stamp is that where the text plate or image plate would be on a normal stamp there is a random [...]

Identity Fraud: Relevance to Landlords and Steps to Take to Avoid Becoming a Victim

Author: Insurance Matter UK Landlords are particularly susceptible to identity fraud both from tenants with a false identity and tenants who are looking to steal the identity of the landlord or previous tenants. What can you do as a landlord to reduce the likelihood of becoming an identity fraud victim? Landlord issues Below are some [...]

Social Security Identity Fraud And How To Combat It

Author: George Dodge Identity thieves are constantly on the lookout for any documentation they can use to smoothly acquire another person\’s identity. The number one document that will open almost any door for these unscrupulous characters is your Social Security card. Once a thief has obtained your Social Security number, the path to assuming your [...]

Mitigating Identity Fraud With Fingerprint Biometrics

Author: Michelle Thiel Identity fraud is a crime that costs all of us. As measures have been increased in recent years to mitigate identity fraud, so too has the level of sophistication of the fraudulent acts. Persons that were dedicated to committing fraud had the upper hand for some time, but technology is now catching [...]

What’s the Difference between Identity Theft and Identity Fraud?

Author: Mary Scores Most people use identity theft and identity fraud interchangeably to describe the same crime, but there are very important differences between the two terms. Since accurate information is one of the best ways to prevent becoming a victim of either crime, it\’s definitely in your best interest to know the difference. Here [...]

How To Protect Your Crown Jewels With A Confidentiality Agreement

By: Martin Truman How should you use a confidentiality agreement to protect your trade secrets and how effective are they anyway? Many commercial clients still regard a Confidentiality Agreement or Non-disclosure agreement (NDA) as routine documents that do not require detailed consideration or legal advice. Are you one of them? They are all the same [...]

Identity Theft

By: Beth Gabriel Identity Theft – the 10 Best Tips You Can Use Right Now! We’ve all heard horror stories about fraud that’s committed by someone stealing a name, address, Social Security number or credit card. Here are 10 suggestions you can take to help protect yourself. 1. The next time you order checks, have [...]

What Everyone Should Know About Reducing the Risk of Identity Theft

By: Etienne A. Gibbs Identity theft commonly begins with the loss or theft of a wallet or purse. But there are many or high-tech and low-tech ways criminals can get their hands on your personal and financial information in order to commit identity theft. When someone uses your name or personal information, such as your [...]

Identify Theft: Security for a Digital World

By: Herman Lee If you’ve opened up the newspaper lately, turned on the radio, or spoke with a colleague, chances are you will have heard of the new rampant levels of identify theft that is taking place and growing to new heights each year. You or someone you know may have already been a victim [...]

Safeguarding Your Personal Information From Identity Thieves

By: Etienne A. Gibbs An identity thief doesn’t just steal your credit card and personal information to start buying crazily in your name. He gets new cards, opens new loans, and leaves a long trail of unpaid bills in your name. He even uses your identity to commit acts of terrorism or other crimes. What [...]