Fraud
Is Preventing Identity Theft Impossible?
Well, if we’ve learned anything this week it’s that keeping your identity safe isn’t helped by posting your social security number on billboards and magazine ads all over the country.
Two years ago, Todd Davis, the founder of LifeLock, decided to plaster his Social Security number wherever he could get ad space. For a fee of […]
Take the ID Safety Quiz
Think you’re doing what it takes from thieves to steal your identity? Find out by taking the ID Safety Test at IDsafety.net, a site created by Javelin Strategy and Research to raise awareness about identity fraud.
Is ID Theft Protection Necessary?
The FTC estimates that as many as 9 million Americans have their identities stolen each year. And that number grows each year as the thieves get smarter and more Americans move information into digital formats.
But as this problem grows we also see the growth of an entirely new industry - identity theft protection. […]
Beware of San Diego Wildfire Scams
The Internal Revenue Service this week warned taxpayers to be on the lookout for a new e-mail scam that appears to be a solicitation from the IRS and the U.S. government for charitable contributions to victims of the recent Southern California wildfires.
In an effort to appear legitimate, the bogus e-mails include text from an actual […]
IRS Renews Email Scam Warning
Following a recent increase in scam e-mails, the Internal Revenue Service is reminding taxpayers to be on the lookout for bogus e-mails claiming to be from the tax agency.
The IRS saw an increase in complaints in recent weeks about these e-mails, which are designed to trick the recipients into disclosing personal and financial information […]
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