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In the last post I shared three Identity theft prevention tips that will help you protect your personal and financial date from the evil gaze of identity thieves. In this article, I am sharing three more identity theft prevention tips, but these tips have more to do with keeping a hawk eye on your personal [...]

I know Identity theft and fraud has become quite a pain in you know where, but this can be checked. You can prevent Identity theft. And it is not as difficult as it may seem. You just need to keep your antenna out, and employ a watchdog inside you to see any suspicious thing. I [...]

Identity thieves have rocked the United States market by cheating 11.1 million Americans of $54 billion in 2009. In terms of numbers of victims it was a 12% rise on 2008 numbers, and 12.5% rise in terms of dollar value. Card fraud was one of the biggest tools used by identity thieves to snatch such [...]

While tragedy can bring out the best of humanity, like all the donations and efforts being made for the survivors in Haiti.  Unfortunately, tragedy also brings out the identity thieves.  There are a wide variety of donation scams going around with the intention of stealing your money, and even your identity.  Identity thieves choose dark [...]

Damage to your credit report is the real damage done by the identity thieves, which comes to haunt many even after the identity theft damage prevention measures have been taken. Fixing the damage done to your credit report can be frustrating at times. But, it needs to be done, as your financial well being depends [...]

An identity thief uses many techniques to rip you off your personal information. From installing a malicious program and stealing your data to just asking for information, they do everything in their might. Therefore, you need to be extra careful when sharing your personal information with anyone. You should guard it the way you would [...]

When you’re going to be traveling far away from home, there is some planning you need to consider, besides just travel arrangements.  You need to think about the safety of your identity.  Not taking the proper precautions could see you having your identity stolen fairly easily.  There are thieves lurking around every corner abroad, and [...]

Personal digital assistant (PDA) is a staple of modern life. We all love it. It helps us do a whole range of things, but when it is lost we are doomed. All our data, contact, notes, appointment, and to-do lists are lost with it, and with it is lost our mental balance. And the realization [...]

Protecting yourself from identity theft isn’t very difficult.  In most cases it only requires making a few life and social changes.  Changes that really won’t be that evident in the long run, but could be the difference between becoming a victim of identity theft.  After all, wouldn’t it be great to know that your identity [...]

There are many ways that identity thieves will try to get at your information.  Knowing those ways is great protection, as you’ll know how to combat every avenue an identity thief will use.  So thinking like a thief isn’t a bad idea, because you’ll be able to better protect yourself.  By strongly considering the ways [...]

A strong password is not only your first line of defense against identity thieves, but it’s also the most important tool to keep burglars away from your online profiles. We have discussed about the importance of strong password in the article titled, “Why Do You Need a Strong Password?”, in this article I am going [...]

Couple of month back I received a mail from RentACoder.com on my Hotmail account saying that the said website is offering me $100 for something that I do not remember now. I knew it was a scam to get my username and password, so I went ahead to mark it SPAM, but on the second [...]

The Internet is a dangerous place. If you are not cautious enough, it strips you bare in front of many who are waiting to take advantage of you and your kid’s innocence. You may not be vulnerable, but your kids definitely are. They are too young to understand the traps laid by mischievous programmers and [...]

Identity theft methods have advanced with technology.  The vast majority of identity theft scams are found lurking on the internet.  One of those common scams you may not have thought about, is IP identity theft.  Your IP or internet protocol, is your computer’s address, and is used to find the location of your computer, as [...]