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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 [...]
Why Identity Thieves Steal From the Elderly
Most everyone knows that the reason that identity thieve steal from the elderly is because they are easy targets but there is also another reason. They will steal an elderly person’s identity for healthcare reasons. Most every elderly person has some form of health insurance that covers a large variety of medical expenses and services. [...]
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 [...]
Recovering From Being a Victim of Identity Theft
Your identity is based on many things including your birth date, a collection of account numbers, passwords, PIN numbers, addresses, and of course your name. You can be impersonated if an identity thief manages to get a hold of any of this information about you. Once they get any piece of information and use it [...]
Identity Theft Insurance – is it Worth It?
When some homeowners renew their homeowners policies they are being offered the chance to add on identity theft insurance but is it really worth the extra expense of twenty three dollars a year for fifteen thousand dollars in coverage. One insurance company that is offering their customers the option of adding on identity theft insurance [...]