Protecting your identity is not a passive choice. Instead, you must actively work toward protecting it. As one of the fastest growing crimes, identity theft can happen to anyone. Over 400,000 Americans are affected each year, and thanks to so much information being readily available online, identity theft is becoming easier. Thankfully, there are effective…
Was your Gmail account hacked recently or are you in fear of it being hacked? A few week ago I received an email from a close friend of mine that looked a bit odd. The email looked legit though because it had my friends email contained in it. However when I opened the email it seemed a…
Do you have a copy of your proprieties deed? Have you ever priced one lately, or considered how much it will cost to get one? Recently, I’ve been learning about a new scam that has been going around claiming that you must have a copy of your properties deed on hand. The worst part about this scam…
Do you have a strong password? Recently, you may have heard of the popular social networking site LinkedIn getting hacked. I know when the news first hit I immediately changed my password like so many others did. The real question is however are we really safe online and are we doing enough to protect ourselves. The truth…
Beth Givens, director the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, says that “Ultimately, you cannot prevent identity theft from happening to you […] You can only reduce your chances.” While there are many things you can do to make it more difficult to steal your identity, identity theft can happen to anyone. If your information is in a…
Despite identity theft being common, many people aren’t aware of what the phrase means. To protect yourself from identity theft, it is important to understand what it is. In this post, I will try to clearly answer “What is identity theft?” Identity Theft Definition The FTC defines identity theft as “when someone uses your personally…
Few people are truly aware of how commonplace identity theft has become. According to research firm Gartner, the incidence of identity theft has risen sharply since 2003. In this post, we’ll show you some identity theft statistics that should make you think differently about it. The Internet in particular has given hackers new ways to…
There are many different types of identity theft, and it’s important to be aware of them. One of the things that makes identity theft so problematic is how a criminal can put your information to so many different uses. They can make payday loans in your name or open new bank accounts. They can even…
With the advent of the Internet and the ease of which vast amounts of people’s details can be stored and transmitted, how to prevent identity theft has become more common than you might think. Attorney General Rob McKenna noted how “More and more often, victims are being denied jobs and being denied insurance as a…
Hey everyone thought I would drop a quick post out today about how I almost got hit by a terrible twitter scam. In fact I was so close to falling for this scam that all I had to basically do was hit enter on my keyboard and @stumbleforward would have been lost forever. How This Twitter Scam…