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Could You be a Victim of Social Engineering?
Do You Put Your Birth Date on Facebook? There are three pieces of Private Identifying Information thieves want: Your Name Do you have a nick name? Use it on social media rather than your legal name. Your Birthday If you … Continue reading
Criminal Identity Theft can happen to Anyone
Criminal identity theft occurs when a criminal fraudulently identifies himself to police as another individual at the point of arrest. The charges may then be placed under the victim’s name. Often the victims of Criminal Identity Theft do not find … Continue reading
Is Your Family Prepared for an Aged Parent’s Life Events?
You cannot know all the future holds, but it is possible to prepare for the legal challenges that you, your parents and your loved ones may face as all grow older. Seniors and their children must prepare now to meet … Continue reading
Identity Thieves are Destroying Our Children’s Future
Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement Hearing “Document Fraud in Employment Authorization: How an E-Verify Requirement Can Help” April 18, 2012 Testimony of Jennifer Andrushko Mother of child victim of SSN identity theft by an illegal alien for the … Continue reading
Posted in Child Identity Theft, Family Law, Identity Theft Protection, Medical Identity Theft, Security Culture
Tagged "Identity Theft", "Social Security Number", Bruce Demarest, Carson City, Children, ID Theft, Identity Protection, Identity Theft Shield, IdentityTheft, Nevada, NV, Personally identifiable information, Reno, Sparks, SSN
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Consumer Reports: Setting your Facebook privacy settings
The Best Facebook Privacy Setting The very best security is to never put any Private Personal Information in your Facebook profile. Do not provide your real birth date, not even the month and day without the year. Do not provide … Continue reading
Posted in Identity Theft Protection, Security Culture
Tagged "Identity Theft", Bruce Demarest, Facebook, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, ID Theft, Identity Protection, Identity Theft Shield, Myspace, Nevada, NV, Personally identifiable information, Privacy, Reno, Social network, Sparks
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Is an Insider Stealing Your Employees’ Private Identifying Information?
Tax Identity Theft is more profitable than drugs, with less risk. Forbes: Refund Tax Fraud, iPhone, Feed Identity Theft By Employees Former federal prosecutor Latour Lafferty, says “The old identity theft was `may we send you a fake email and … Continue reading
FTC Consumer Alert: Fake Debt Collector Scam
From the FTC: Who’s Calling? That Debt Collector Could Be a Fake Consumers across the country report that they’re getting telephone calls from people trying to collect on loans the consumers never received or on loans they did receive but … Continue reading
Do You Put Your Birth Date on Facebook?
There are three pieces of Private Identifying Information thieves want: Your Name Do you have a nick name? Use it on social media rather than your legal name. Your Birthday If you don’t need to give your actual birth date, … Continue reading
What would you say to an employer who asked for your Facebook login?
The main themes you want to touch Security: Need to protect everyone’s Private Identifying Information. Violation of Facebook policy: It is against Facebook’s user policy to share login information. OFCCP regulations against asking for marital status, children and age. Be … Continue reading
Someone Used My Credit Card Number Am I An Identity Theft Victim?
Credit Card Fraud When an existing credit card, debit card, checking account or other financial account is used without your permission it is “Credit Card Fraud” or “Bank Account Fraud”, not Financial Identity Theft. When someone opens a new account … Continue reading
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Tagged "Identity Theft", "Social Security Number", Bruce Demarest, Carson City, Credit Card Fraud, Credit Freeze, Equifax, Experian, ID Theft, Identity Protection, Identity Theft Shield, IdentityTheft, Nevada, NV, Reno, Sparks, SSN, TransUnion
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