More than 10 million Americans are victimized by identity theft every year, according to a study conducted by the Identity Theft Resource Center in 2003 and 2004. A statistical analysis on identify theft, The Aftermath Study was created by the group to further determine ways to combat the crime. According to the study, the post-identity [...]
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GPS-enabled smart phone apps could lead to true love… or maybe even death. There are at least three different apps that help users find potential “love-interests” based on how close they are to the user at any given moment. Users simply log into the app, create a brief profile, upload a photo of themselves and [...]
Fake check and genuine FedEx envelope that it arrived in. Double click a photo to see it larger. Consider this scenario: You’ve just received an e-mail from someone ready to pay full price for an item you have for sale on Craig’s List. The potential buyer is happy to wait until the check clears before [...]
An identity thief was nabbed in North Ridgeville – a small community about 25 minutes west of Cleveland. Using a device called a “skimmer,” he acquired the information from the magnetic stripe on each bank customer’s card and then used a remote camera to record the PIN as it was entered. To learn how this [...]
“Please Rob Me” is an interesting site that picks up tweets for those who publicly post their whereabouts. Head over to their site for examples of Twitter users who give their exact location at any time so you can head over to their empty house: http://pleaserobme.com/ So what do YOU think? Please click the “No [...]
Read how it can happen, how to tell if your’s has been hijacked and how to defend against it: http://askbobrankin.com/has_your_computer_been_hijacked.html?tbart So what do YOU think? Please click the “No Comments” link and add your thoughts or questions! If there are already comments, please add yours. Win Starbucks or Best Buy gift cards with our fun [...]
