Consumers have yet another number tagged to their financial and personal lives, dubbed their “ID Score”. According to a recent article in Smartmoney, this score is become a popular measure for businesses from car dealers and banks to utilities and wireless service providers. Similar to how a credit score formulates a number designed to predict [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Identity Theft'
What is Your Risk For Identity Theft? Check Your “ID Score” for Free!
June 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Identity Theft
Tags: ID score·ID scoring industry·identity fraud·Identity Theft·My ID Score·risk of identity theft
Phishing Attacks Spike Amid Recession
May 11th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Banking, Consumer Info, Identity Theft
At the end of 2008, we reported in this blog post that industry predictions suggested that 2009 could be a record year for identity theft. The unfortunate reality is that the reports released thus far this year appear to be supporting this trend, specifically in the realm of a form of identity fraud commonly known [...]
Tags: Credit Card Identity Theft·identity fraud·Identity Theft·internet fraud·online fraud·phishing·phishing attack·stolen credit card·stolen identity
Mysterious 25 cent to 48 cent Charges Flood Consumer Credit Cards Statements
February 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · Credit Cards, Identity Theft
The Boston Globe reported this story on Feb 1. Very Scary!
The mystery of a tiny charge on credit and debit cards is heightening to one of anticipation - of when the other shoe is going to drop.
Fraud experts are concerned about these charges - from 21 cents to 48 cents - that have appeared on [...]
Tags: bank of america·charges·Chase·Credit Cards·FTC Federal Trade Commission·Identity Theft·micro charges
Extra Reason to Keep an Eye on Credit Card Accounts
January 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Credit Cards, Identity Theft
Besides watching for interest rate increases, credit limit reductions, and unfair billing practices, consumers have yet another reason to keep an eye on their credit card accounts– a data breach associated with payment processor Heartland Data Systems. The data breach, which according to the Princeton, NJ based company occurred sometime last year, may have compromised [...]
Tags: credit card accounts·credit card security·heartland data systems·payment processor breach·security breach
