Tag Archives: id theft

With LifeLock, financial security protected; heartbreak … not so much

I’ve known a lot of women who’ve said they’re unlucky in love. When all else failed several of them tried to improve their odds of meeting Mr. Right by enlisting the help of the matchmaking professionals at Match.com. With 15 million users and 20,000 new people signing up each day, their chances of finding a [...]

Is LifeLock valid?

The short answer is an emphatic “Yes”. The long answer is that LifeLock is not only valid, it’s the best, most comprehensive, most innovative identity theft protection service available. All of which explains why LifeLock is the ID protection service chosen by nearly 1.5 million Americans. And, of course, they have the Better Business Bureau’s [...]

ID Theft and Password Protection

It’s a sad truth, but there is no rock solid method of locking down your electronic data. However, with a few simple maneuvers, you can avert most attempts by would-be thieves. When it comes to avoiding ID theft; password protection has to be your first step. But it only goes so far. By adding encryption, [...]

Scottsdale car dealership source of 121 identities for employee

Scottsdale, AZ police are investigating 121 instances of identity theft, all linked to Dominick Joseph Hurley, a car dealership employee, .
Police say between October 2007 and August 2008, Hurley opened $60,500 worth of credit card accounts at Lowe’s and Best Buy using the 121 stolen identities, and may be part of an extensive identity theft [...]

When you can’t trust others to protect your identity, you can trust LifeLock

When will they learn? Another government official is responsible for another data breach involving the theft of yet another laptop loaded with other people’s personal and financial information.
This time the loss can be blamed on a West Virginia state auditor who left the laptop in his car, and of course it was stolen. On the [...]

Identity theft alert: Bad news for dead people

How widespread is identity theft? It’s so bad that even the deceased aren’t safe. It’s called “ghosting,” and it may be the most heinous and macabre of all forms of identity theft.