Protect Yourself from Social Networking Scams

August 22, 2011

Unfortunately, victims of this type of fraud will often only find out their identity has been stolen when a card purchase has been declined or they have been refused credit, for example a new credit card or a mobile phone contract. There are several ways of protecting yourself, however, while keeping in touch with your [...]

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Keep It Confidential – Best Advice When It Comes to Dealing With Company Waste

August 21, 2011

Company managers should have a policy in place which enables their staff to always check the identities of their new business customers, suppliers or clients, especially if orders for goods or services are being made over the phone or internet. That is the advice of confidential shredding experts who also recommend that business owners give [...]

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How To Protect Your Kids’ Safety Online

August 21, 2011

We would be the first to recognize that the Internet is a wondrous tool. It is incredible for educational purposes and a way to communicate online at any hour about shared interests. However, those of us who are over 35 depended mainly on books and teachers for learning when we were young. We interacted in [...]

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How Does Device Reputation Protect Me?

August 21, 2011

Device reputation spots online evildoers by examining the computer, smartphone, or tablet they are using to connect to any website. If a device is recognized as having previously committed some type of unwanted behavior, the website has the opportunity to reject the transaction, preventing damage before it occurs. In the physical world, as the saying [...]

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Online Credit Applications Ripe For Fraud

August 21, 2011

We currently rely on easily counterfeited identification, and we transmit credit card applications using the phone, fax, Internet, or snail mail, all of which are relatively anonymous methods. Fraudulent credit card applications are the most lucrative form of credit card fraud. Identity thieves love credit cards because they are the easiest accounts to open, and [...]

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The Ever Present Credit Card Scam

August 21, 2011

When people ask me, “How do I protect myself from credit card fraud?” I tell them, “Cancel the card, or never use it.” Because that’s the only way. Otherwise, all you can do is hope the merchant has a sophisticated system in place to mitigate the fraud. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center’s Annual Report determined that [...]

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Email Scams, Identity Fraud & Credit Card Scams ? linking back to Social Media

August 21, 2011

It is a sad and unfortunate fact that in our current era of ever increasing technology and our growing dependence on the internet that scams have become far more prevalent and ingenious for ripping off unsuspecting victims. By now we are all aware that scammers will try to take advantage of their victims through use [...]

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Touched Yet by Cybercrime’s Pandemic? Don’t Worry; you Will!

August 21, 2011

The following is adapted by an article in eWEEK.com entitled, 2004: Year of the Cyber-Crime Pandemic. Although written in 2004, the epidemic appears to be getting worst, not better. But wait a minute! Notice I said, “appears to be getting worst”. On the surface, it seems like the epidemic has become a pandemic. While [...]

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7 Tips to Secure Your Home Computer

August 21, 2011

Computers have become such an important part of our lives — for accessing information, keeping in touch with friends and family, shopping, working, and other activities — that it’s easy to overlook the risks of using them. We rely on computers so much that many of us neglect the importance of PC security to keep [...]

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Research First and Then Invest

August 21, 2011

There are many different mailboxes to research.   So let’s narrow it down to a manageable number from which to choose. What do we need to consider first?  Of course, we look for the mailboxes that will work in the spaces available to us Is the mailbox you are replacing standing at the curb or roadside?  [...]

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