Your job takes you out on the road for a good portion of the year. You’ve figured out how to get past airport security in record time. You can spot a good place to eat and avoid dealing with a sour stomach after a meal. But what about handing the restaurant your Visa or MasterCard and finding out that it’s been declined? That’s a feeling that’s a lot worse than an upset stomach. Especially after you’ve given the credit card company a call ...

One may ask, “Why is there such a huge increase in identity theft fraud?” In order to commit identity fraud, one needs a supply of victims. Additionally, motivated criminals and poor safeguards are also required. Current advancements in our technology have made certain forms of identity theft relatively simple. It can be nearly impossible to trace the crime back to the criminal. It is also not very expensive to set up this crime. With the wi ...

Spear Phishing: The New Threat By now, many people have at least heard about the practice of scamming consumers, known as “phishing” (see: Common Identity Theft Scams: "Phishing"). This involves sending out fraudulent emails for the purpose of accessing personal information. This information is then used for identity theft. However, as with most criminal activity, processes become more sophisticated as time goes on. The latest innovation in ...

Your passport is considered an extremely important document. This is because it is a definitive way to identify a person and their country of origin. The purpose of a passport is to determine which countries you are qualified to enter. It is also used to protect you if you are in a foreign country. Obviously, an important document such as this will be a prime target for identity theft. Before the time of computers, it was relatively easy to appl ...

Identity theft is becoming more prevalent in today’s world. One tool that can be used to effectively fight identity theft is the paper shredder. An identity theft criminal can compromise your personal information by sifting through your trash. The same can hold true by sifting through corporate documents that have also been discarded. Destroying discarded documents has become a necessity for many. If burning unused documents is not a viable option ...

Facts • Identity theft is defined as unauthorized or attempted use of existing credit cards (credit card fraud) or other existing accounts such as checking accounts (bank fraud). Identity theft may also involve the misuse of personal information to obtain new accounts or loans, or to commit other crimes. (Identity Theft - Facts and Figures, 2009) • According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), thieves get your information by stealing ...

A recent Craigslist scam attempts to trick its victim into downloading dangerous spyware. This is done by an invitation to see if videos match products that they’re marketing. This scam further illustrates the need for caution when using the famous online classifieds service. Over the years, Craigslist has expanded to over 20 billion page and scams can be common. (See: reference 1) The majority of Craigslist transactions are honest. But the sheer ...

Taking a closer look at spyware and keylogger programs Spyware is a category of software applications that are designed to record a user’s habits while they are online. These habits are then reported back to the spyware initiators. There are a number of resulting adverse effects. Some spyware programs will produce unwanted ad pop-ups and other forms of browser hijacking. Others will create serious security breaches. These can include: keystro ...

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There are many identity theft scams that can be found in most personal email in-boxes. In any given week, bogus notifications of lottery winnings and inheritance “notices” can be received by those with email accounts. One may be informed that they can have a portion of a large cash benefit. All that would need to be done is to move the money into the U.S. through their bank account. The increase in scam emails has been attributed to a poor e ...