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 fraud'
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
