Archive for June 2009

Protect Your Bank Statements

A bank statement is a fairly simple piece of information that most people still receive through their mail, despite the ability to conduct all of your banking affairs online through practically any bank.  Bank statements are also pieces of information that many people readily throw away without even considering the possible consequences of their actions.  [...]

What Is Identity Theft Insurance?

The word has spread enough now so that probably everyone should fully understand that literally anybody can become a victim of identity theft.  Even with the methods and steps you can take to try and avoid becoming a victim, in the information age of technology that we’re currently in, you’re still a relatively easy target [...]

A Few Tips For Credit Card Safety

Everyone is at risk for identity theft in this day and age, considering how readily available information is for practically everyone, and also how readily so many people give up valuable information that they shouldn’t.  But that doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of things you can do yourself to ensure that the likelihood of you [...]

Avoiding Phishing In Text Messages

We’re all well aware of the phishing emails that have become so prevalent in everybody’s inbox, but a recent threat that has emerged from the increasing reliance on mobile technology, is phishing text messages.  A phishing text message is a text you receive on your cell phone from a source that you are otherwise unfamiliar [...]