Posts Tagged ‘online’
IN THE HEADLINES: 7.5 million Facebook users under the age of 13. (5 million under the age of 10!)
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● May 26, 2011
Stealing identities on Facebook is like taking candy from a child. Literally. According to Consumer Reports annual State of the Net study, of the 20 million minors who used Facebook last year, a third of them were under the age of 13. That’s an astonishing 7.5 million kids, using a massively powerful global communications tool [...]
E-Mails from the IRS…and Other Tax Scams
Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● March 8, 2011
Do you ever wonder why the third month of the year is called March? It could be due to the fact that everyone is on their feet and marching into some sort of high-focused, all-encompassing activity where the outside world disappears. For some, it is Spring Break, that magic week within the academic year that [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: How to Make $1 Million (without really trying…)
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● September 1, 2010
It’s got to be one of the easiest scams around. Invest a few hundred dollars in creating a slick web site offering dozens, if not hundreds of beautiful vacation villas for rent around the world. Load it with enticing images of immaculately furnished interiors and stunning views, with a supporting cast of glowing testimonials, and [...]
In the Headlines: Facebook “PLEASE SEND ME MONEY” Scams on the Rise
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● July 13, 2010
The FBI recently warned of a spike in a scam where crooks pose as a real Facebook user and contact all that user’s friends with a convincing plea for money. The story often involves travel to a foreign land, where the fake victim claims they have been robbed at gunpoint, their wallet or purse gone [...]
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Welcome to the Wild West of Identity Theft
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● September 20, 2010
A couple of months ago I started helping an eighty-year-old woman who lost nearly $200,000 to a couple of identity thieves who turned out to be her kids. She lives in one of California’s largest cities (1 million+ residents) and was worried that her case might simply fall through the cracks and leave her helpless. [...]