Tag: phishing
How to avoid being a victim of Identity Theft
Identity theft is a definite threat to us all, effecting hundreds of people everyday across the globe. There are a number of insurance products used to cover people against ID theft, but this is not always necessary, as you can significantly reduce the risk by following a set of measures, most of which are built [...]
Posted: May 11th, 2009 under Identity Theft.
Tags: bank accounts, credit card fraud, credit cards, id theft, identity theft, loans, phishing, Skimming
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Phishing Attacks Attempt to Steal Your Identity
As a pretty new tactic, phishing is being utilized by criminals who are intent on getting ahold of your identity or getting their hands on other personal information. Emails are sent out in bulk that mimic emails sent by actual businesses, in hopes to get you to click on links which take you to a [...]
Posted: March 2nd, 2009 under Identity Theft.
Tags: phishing, phishing attack, phishing identity theft
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Don’t Fall Victim to a Phishing Attack
Often times we get an email addressed to us from a company we are familiar with, letting us know we need to bring up to date our data on their website. We should be raising the question if this is really the business you know about is the one asking for the update, and not [...]
Posted: February 16th, 2009 under Identity Theft.
Tags: phishing, phishing attack, phishing identity theft
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