Archive for January 2010

Identity Theft and Credit Card Fraud: What you Need to Know to Protect yourself

Rick Churchill asked: Once you learn about what the different types of identity theft are and what a criminal does with your information, it is easier to protect yourself from becoming an identity theft victim. Because credit card theft is the number one identity theft crime in America, this article will discuss what it is [...]

credit card fraud?

T****A asked: Someone stole my wifes debit card #’s and was in canada charging stuff up. the bank fraud department called because they were suspicious and shut the card off. the bank is giving the money back $638.00 but i was wondering does the bank loose that money or the stores were the stuff was [...]

National Identity Fraud Prevention Week or was it “Identity Theft for Dummies?”

Vincent Woodall asked: National Identity Fraud Prevention Week ran from the 17th-23rd October last year for the first time. There was a great deal of publicity regarding identity fraud as might have been expected but was it perhaps a case of “too much information”?It is certainly understandable that a great deal of information was given [...]

Tips For Preventing Check Fraud

Lyn Askin asked: Convenience is the offspring of the twenty-first century. But even with the advancements afforded by technology, some still opt for more traditional methods. One such example is evident in the finance and banking industry. Despite the advent and development in online banking, many account holders still maintain the use of checks. In [...]

Can someone use my credit with just my passport ID?

Someone asked: I recently gave my passport ID, name, address, nationality and *** to a fraud claiming to be a landlord. He was telling me I need to pay 1800$ as a deposit fee before moving in. I obviously know he’s a fraud and a thief, so I’m not paying that. But now I’m worried [...]