Posts Tagged ‘identity theft’
Top 5 Things You Can Do To Protect Yourself When Shopping For the Holidays
Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● December 6, 2011
Black Friday has come and gone, leaving in its wake record numbers, a hint of optimism on the stock market, and at least one story concerning overenthusiastic shoppers. Just because Black Friday 2011 is done, though, does not mean that holiday shopping has concluded. With a mere eighteen days remaining (and while that sounds like [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Fall Victim to Identity Theft, Find Yourself in Jail?
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● December 2, 2011
What if you were pulled over by law enforcement, let’s say for something relatively minor like going just slightly over the speed limit, and instead of a ticket or a warning instead you find yourself in jail trying to prove that you’re not the person they think you are. Even though the arresting officer might [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: We May All Be Felons
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● December 1, 2011
At least that’s according to a recent story in NetworkWorld that suggests we could all be felons and subject to arrest simply for what we do every day on the internet and without a second thought. At least that’s how the Department of Justice seems to interpret legislation designed to catch real crooks. According to [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Using Identity Theft to Fund Legit Business (This Doesn’t End Well…)
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● November 29, 2011
In one of the most bizarre and creative identity thefts I’ve come across recently, a Florida car salesman was recently arrested and charged with a multi-million dollar identity theft scheme that helped fund his car business. The alleged thief had somehow managed to steal the identities of hundreds and perhaps thousands of victims. According to [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Identity Thieves Start Working the Phones
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● November 23, 2011
One of the reasons identity theft is such an epidemic is that there are so many ways to commit it – steal mail, blast out phishing emails, hack a database, or simply buy identities on a street corner. But for years, security experts have been suggesting, and maybe hoping, that at least you should never [...]
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