I often try to draw attention to real stories of fraud and identity theft whenever I can. I think that it helps to drive home the point that financial harm, fraud and identity theft can happen to anyone. By sharing our personal stories we expose...
March 2012 Archives
The Federal Trade Commission issued a staff report summarizing the results of a survey of identity theft victims who were asked to describe their experiences dealing with consumer reporting agencies and, more generally, exercising their rights under the Fair Credit...
It's March Madness time, and that means that everybody's making brackets. The folks over at GCN.com are deep into an event they're calling "Malware Madness 2012", ranking the vilest and most malicious malware programs of all time. While the voting...
As hackers and technology get more advanced, we have to be even more vigilant. In an age of ever-advancing technologies, it's even more important to be informed of today's cyber related threats. If you think you know just how important it is to keep an...
Have you noticed unexpected Tweets by your account? Have you seen unintended DM's (direct messages) sent from your account? Maybe you observed other account behaviors you didn't make or approve (like following, unfollowing, or blocking). If so, your Twitter account...
To fight the threat of malware-infected apps being loaded onto Android phones and other devices, Google recently added a security scanner known as "Bouncer" to the Android marketplace. The scanner begins analyzing new apps as soon as they are uploaded,...
Let's be honest. In today's world, credit cards are not just convenient--in certain circumstances they're necessary. A credit card allows you greater consumer protection than using a debit card or when paying for large ticket items, than paying with cash. ...
It is no surprise that identity theft continues to be the fastest growing type of fraud: it requires little overhead, can be accomplished from almost anywhere, and is hard to detect and prosecute. But what may surprise parents is that according...
I've talked a lot about tax fraud and other tax-related scams lately, but it's been for a good reason: tax fraud is currently one of the leading forms of identity theft, and it's only going to become more popular with...
While this is not a new scam, it is by far one of the most persistent that continues to resurface and plague small business owners. I have researched countless articles and stories going back years regarding the FTC's investigations and...
So much has been written about the various types of credit and identity protection related services, yet the email in my Inbox continues to reflect consumers remain confused and in the dark about today's potential solutions. I want to help turn on...
The 2011 edition of the annual Sentinel Network report compiled by the Federal Trade Commission has now been released. The report is based on the millions of complaints that the FTC receives each year either directly or through Consumer Sentinel...
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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