There are a lot of ways people can steal your identity. More widespread all the time happen to be digital tricks. These particular consist of criminals launching some sort of virus on un-protected pcs. These kinds of viruses have in effect specific key stroke capturing technology. These record if you type in names of popular [...]
Trusted ID is an identy theft service similar to LifeLock. Life Lock gets more publicity because of it’s extensive advertising and the owner telling everyone what his social security number is, but TrustedID is a great service as well.
TrustedID has a family plan that includes all adults and children living in the house whereas LifeLock only has [...]
There is an email going around that seems to be coming from the IRS. It notifies you that you have some money due you and directs you to click the link that will take you to a page where you are instructed to fill in some personal information.
DON’T EVER RESPOND TO ANY EMAIL LIKE THIS [...]
I get at least one pre approved credit card application in the mail a week. It is annoying to get them so often and I have to make sure I shred it and not just throw it away so that I don’t become another victim of idenity theft. The scary part is that these applications always have my [...]
Identity theft is the nation’s fastest growing crime. This is according to FBI statistics and identity theft/fraud is the fastest-growing category of Federal Trade Commission (FTC) complaints. Identity theft usually causes immediate financial losses for the victims, who may also encounter lingering credit and other problems as a result of it. Idenity theft can be committed through [...]