If you feel sorry for the Japanese people in the aftermath of their monstrous earthquake and tsunami, you are not alone. Millions of Americans feel the same way and many are donating to relief efforts. Unfortunately, large tragedies bring out...
March 2011 Archives
Innocent homeowners in Colorado have gotten foreclosure notices from banks they've never even heard of - because funds from the previous owner's mortgage payoff were siphoned off by a crooked servicer and never got to the bank that was owed...
Homeowners who have endured poor treatment, abuse and neglect by their lenders have taken to the courts. Several class action suits have been filed against notorious mortgage servicers who have been accused of stringing along borrowers who sought loan modifications...
A new study says that the average person would pay $87 a year to improve the security of personal information against identity theft. The authors say that proves Americans would support a taxpayer-funded program to protect us from identity theft....
As a victim of identity theft and an advocate for victims of this crime, I have learned that no matter how safe you think your information is, it isn't. And no matter how simple it may seem to prove your...
If you have not been a victim of medical identity theft, count yourself lucky. This doesn't mean, however, that you should be indifferent to the possibility of being victimized by unscrupulous identity thieves who would do anything to steal your...
Social networking sites such as Twitter, MySpace and Facebook are a great way to stay in touch with friends and family. Unfortunately, many scammers see these social networking sites as ripe hunting grounds filled with potential new victims. Falling prey...
The Consumer Federation put out a press release last week alerting the media to their goal of creating a list of "Best Practices for Identity Theft Services". They have put together a team of experts to develop a "working group"...
I talk and write all the time about identity theft. I am myself a victim of several rounds of identity theft. As I was thinking today about the latest poll that shows that identity theft protection services really do lessen...
Identity theft is still the most common complaint among those reported to the Federal Trade Commission's Consumer Sentinel Network. Nineteen percent of the 1.3 million cases in 2010 related to identity theft, according to the network's annual report - more...
When I saw a headline today claiming credit reports can protect you from identity theft, I immediately knew I wasn't going to agree with that article. No surprise -I didn't. I just know that some well-meaning consumer is going to...
Last week, millions of curious Tweeters followed an innocent link claiming to show them how many hours they'd spent on microblogging network Twitter. The message was straightforward: "I have spent 11.6 hours on Twitter. How much have you? Find out...
On the night of March 8th, two buses will leave from Miami, each traveling up a different Florida coast. They will head north, picking up Floridians along the way. These people aren't going shopping at an outlet mall. They aren't...
Someone may be using your Social Security number and personal identifying information to steal your identity--and tax refund. Tax filing season is yet another favorite time of year for identity thieves. According to a Scripps Howard News Service investigation that...
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