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Archive for the ‘Internet Scams’ Category

What Is Fraud Alert?

By admin • Jun 2nd, 2009

Identity theft has proved to be an ever-growing problem. The top-most method of getting control over it is by receiving notification as soon a credit card or even a bank loan application is made under your personal information. Of course, you can monitor you credit report at a regular basis, but a more helpful step [...]



Protecting Yourself from Identity Theft: Being Smart with Passwords

By admin • Feb 12th, 2009

The Internet and World Wide Web has become a proverbial breeding ground for identity theft.  However, this does not need to be the case.  There are some very simple steps that you can take in order to protect yourself against identity theft when you are using the Internet.  One of these steps that you must [...]



Identity Theft and Social Networking Sites

By admin • Mar 11th, 2008

Identity theft is becoming a serious problems in all corners of the globe, and with the advancement of technology like the internet, new ways to steal your identity are coming about every day. It is becoming harder and harder to protect yourself from this crime and ensuring your personal data is safe is becoming a [...]



Pretexting – The New Identity Theft?

By admin • Feb 22nd, 2008

If you were already worried about the increasing rate of identity theft, and the costs caused to both the companies and the individuals themselves, then you are in for an even bigger worry, and that is the new type of identity theft that is coming about, commonly called pretexting.
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The Rise of Identity Theft

By admin • Dec 14th, 2007

Over the past five years the rise of identity theft has been astronomical. It has been consistently rising every year for the past 5 years and it has literally affected millions of people in America.
The rise of identity theft can also be attributed as a bad side effect of the internet. Due to the fact [...]