Archive for the ‘Phishing’ Category
How to Spot a Scam Website
In 2009 Americans lost almost five hundred sixty million dollars to internet scams. Some of these were the result of entering your bank account information, credit card numbers, and other personal information on websites that were a scam. Many of the scam and fraudulent websites look very legitimate but their graphics and trademarks are probable [...]
Investors and Internet Fraud
If someone wants to reach a mass audience, the internet is the best way to accomplish this without having to spend a lot of money or time. With the ability of identity thieves to make their messages look credible and real it is sometimes hard for investors to know the difference. This is one good [...]
How to Protect Yourself From Spoofing and Phishing
Identity thieves are always looking for new ways to steal your identity both online and off line. Two of the ways that identity thieves can steal your identity online is by spoofing and phishing. Both of these are fraud attempts in which an identity thief attempts to make an internet user believe that the email [...]
How to Avoid Telemarketing Scams
People are always getting phone calls telling them that they have won a free vacation, free gift, or some type of prize and all you have to do is pay for the shipping and handling which you can do with them by giving them your credit card information over the phone, or they are offering [...]
White House is Developing Plan to Help Stop Online Identity Theft
In the United States, online identity theft is a widespread problem. Each year it costs millions of people money and time so the White House has made a decision to step in. Their plan is called National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC). This program is will provide protection to consumers during all their [...]