It turns out that credit cards aren’t the only things you need to worry about if your wallet is stolen. You now have to worry about your insurance card, too. As many as 500,000 Americans have been victims of medical identity theft, says the World Privacy Forum. And this crime is spreading fast: The Federal [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Identity Theft'
Medical Identity Theft On the Rise
April 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Identity Theft
Tags: FTC·health inurance card·id theft·illegal treatment·lost wallet·medical identity theft·World Privacy Forum
Don’t be a Victim of Identity Theft From Facebook Use
March 2nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Identity Theft
Has anyone out there has ever heard of Facebook? I thought so (laughing). Given that Facebook has surged past Yahoo as the number two most popular web site in the United States, it stands to reason that at least a few of our readers were included in the 134 million unique visitors to the site in January [...]
Tags: facebook·facebook identity theft tips·facebook privacy tips·facebook scams·Identity Theft·online scams·social networking·social networking safety
The Importance of Protecting Yourself at Public Internet Hotspots
November 6th, 2009 · No Comments · Identity Theft
The information superhighway is getting easier and easier to jump on, as there seems to be free or inexpensive public internet access at new locations on a daily basis. I myself recently indulged in the replacement of my old computer, and my new state-of-the-art laptop with wireless capability has opened up what seems to be [...]
Tags: Identity Theft·internet hotspots·online safety·protect identity·protect privacy·public internet·public wi-fi safety·wi-fi network safety
Documentation and Organization Are Keys To Credit Repair Success
September 24th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Credit Repair, Debt Settlement, Identity Theft, Legal Stuff, Mortgages
Ever tried to return an item but didn’t have a receipt? Tried to prove you made a payment on a bill when your credit card company said otherwise? Tried to get a mortgage? Gone through an IRS audit? How about repairing your credit? The tip to success in all these situations is having good documentation [...]
Tags: agreements·certified mail return receipt requested·credit bureau·Credit Repair·CRRR·Debt Settlement·dispute letters·documentation·Mortgage·organization·progress·receipts·success
