Monthly Archives: July 2010

ID theft affects business owners personally and professionally

July 29, 2010 – 5:39 am

Not much is said or written about business identity theft, because businesses can’t technically be the victim of such a theft. But there are a myriad of ways identity theft can impact a business.
Becoming a victim of identity theft is probably the biggest fear of many business owners, since your business credit is often [...]

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Mississippi diabetics targeted in ID theft scam

July 28, 2010 – 6:21 am

People with diabetes have a lot to worry about – there’s the checking of the blood sugar levels, there’s insulin, there’s making sure to eat right, there’s making sure the needed supplies are on hand – the list goes on and on.
But here’s a new thing they have to be concerned about: identity theft.
A new identity [...]

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Job interview scam dupes potential employee

July 27, 2010 – 6:49 am

Imagine this scenario: You’ve been looking for a job for months. You find the right position in a newspaper ad, and after calling the number listed, you get set up for an interview. You get your resume ready, your suit pressed, your shoes shined, and you head in for the interview.
As part of the [...]

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SSA says schools put kids at risk with Social Security information

July 26, 2010 – 6:30 am

With the first day of school right around the corner, the Social Security Administration’s Office of Inspector General has found that schools are putting children at risk of identity theft by obtaining their Social Security numbers when not required by law and when it isn’t necessary.
School systems in at least 26 states collect the numbers [...]

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Is LifeLock safe?

July 22, 2010 – 6:53 am

Whenever you provide your personal information, such as date of birth, Social Security number, or bank or credit card numbers, it pays to be cautious. In this day and age, with the ever-increasing threat of identity theft, you just about have to be wary.
When you do provide your information, at places like, the doctor’s office, [...]

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Power company warns customers of payment scam

July 21, 2010 – 6:48 am

A Utah power company has issued a warning to its customers about a credit card scam.
Rocky Mountain Power says scam artists are trying to trick its customers into giving out their credit card numbers by telephone. Its Utah customers are receiving fraudulent telephone calls in which the caller claims the customer is in default or [...]

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Amazon scam dupes online shoppers

July 20, 2010 – 6:52 am

Millions of Americans use Amazon.com every day to make purchases, and identity thieves know this. That’s why they’ve targeted their latest phishing scam to utilize the popular shopping site to gain the personal information of unsuspecting shoppers.
Phishing is the criminally fraudulent process of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as user names, passwords and credit [...]

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BBB warning issued about new FB scam

July 19, 2010 – 7:36 am

The Better Business Bureau has issued a warning about a new scam on Facebook that promises to show you a video revealing the “truth” about Coca Cola, but the real target is you and your personal information.
The message reads: “I am part of the 98.0 percent of people that are NEVER going to drink Coca [...]

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Command Center offers 10 great services

July 16, 2010 – 7:45 am

With the recent addition of Command Center™ to their already extensive array of services, LifeLock now offers consumers an even more comprehensive suite of distinct identity theft protection strategies.
Since their inception in 2005, LifeLock’s continual innovations have made them an industry leader and a disruptive force in the identity theft protection industry. When many other [...]

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Texas call center employee arrested for ID theft

July 15, 2010 – 6:52 am

A series of identity theft cases have been discovered in San Antonio, Texas involving credit card numbers and other personal information. The latest case involves 20-something Meghan Jeanne Cassidy, who worked at Marriott’s Reservation Call Center.
Cassidy was indicted July 7 on charges that she used stolen information to try to make more than $60,000 [...]

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