A KUTV Get Gephardt Report: NCO Dispute Letter Victory Last December Nanita Whitman got a letter from N.C.O. Financial Systems.They demanded that she pay $10,800. But Nanita already explained to the debt collectors that the debt is not hers. "It's...
January 2008 Archives
Tax Time or Prime Time for Identity Theft SAN DIEGO, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- By now, most of you have received your W-2's and other tax reporting forms used in preparing your taxes. The question is: where are those forms...
Reckoning Day for ChoicePoint... You may remember when Choicepoint, the data aggregator and vendor of personally identifiable information fell prey to a very simple ploy. Some Nigerian data thieves became customers and proceeded to download thousands of records. ChoicePoint is...
Before filing your taxes online, downloading music of sharing files learn what safety measures you may need to take to prevent your personal information from being accessed and avoid opening up your computer to a malicious virus or spyware. ***********************************************...
I received a note yesterday from an advocate who forwarded on an email claiming that cell phone numbers were about to be released to telemarketers and the email contained the official Do Not Call Registry phone number. The email claimed:...
I recently received several emails from people in the TN area relaying they believed themselves to be victims of identity theft. It prompted me to check on various stories from the State as a follow up on previous blog that...
A number is a very concrete thing. It always represents a quantity, yet can also signify quality (a score of 9.7 out of 10), duration (since 1915), or time (8:30 a.m.). Numbers can also have mysterious, magical characteristics. Superstition whispers...
Lost Laptop Exposes Nashville Voters to Identity Theft January 19, 2008 Thieves have stolen two laptops containing unencrypted Social Security numbers of 337,000 Tennessee residents. The theft of a laptop containing Social Security numbers of Nashville, Tennessee, area voters is...
NEW ALERT: Exactly one year since news spread about T.J. Maxx's massive data breach (See Prior Blog)comes word that a computer tape containing information on 650,000 customers of J.C. Penney and up to 100 retailers is missing. The tape, discovered...
How Identity Theft Can Ruin Your Drive Home Guest Blogger: Marc Woolf Just picture yourself driving home from a business trip on a cold December day... Your cell phone rings but you don't recognize the number displayed on the caller...
The TJX Data Breach exposed 45.7 million credit and debit card numbers when hackers accessed their computers in 2006. The hackers were also able to access nearly a half-million customers' driver's license or state-issued ID information that was attached to...
EDS to pay for identity theft coverage after errant mailing MADISON, Wis. -- Electronic Data Systems Corp. said Friday it will provide one year of free identity theft insurance and credit monitoring for 260,000 Wisconsin residents whose Social Security numbers...
Over the last year, I suffered two window system crashes and found myself combating numerous viruses and PC attacks. It seemed that no-matter what I did, or how often I updated my virus protection software and made sure my firewalls...
Geeks.com website hacked -customer data stolen! If you bought anything from Geeks.com in at least the last year or so, you might want to start paying close attention to your credit card statements--the company sent out an email on Friday...
Lose your wallet? "During the holidays, my wallet was stolen while having lunch at a local restaurant. My bank account numbers, Social Security card, driver's license and many major credit cards were in there. What should I do?" The first...
Flirty Chat-Room 'Bot' Out to Steal Your Identity Be careful next time you get accosted by a flirty stranger in an Internet chatroom: He or she could just be a Russian chat-up bot out to steal your identity. Internet security...
In all, 31 states had new legislation go into effect on January 1, 2008. There are new laws going into effect around the country this week. Some of them deal with personal finance and privacy issues. Here is a brief...
A memoir exposing the steep price consumers pay when facing mortgage servicing errors, inaccurate credit reporting, illegal debt collection practices, identity theft and weak consumer protection laws. THE BOOK » DENISE'S STORY »
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