Archive for the ‘Personal Finance’ Category

Scams and Frauds

Mike Samadi asked: Allow me discuss a few tips with you.1.    Never trust people, who tell you that they can make you a lot of money over a very short period of time even if those people are driving very expensive cars, live in home worth millions of dollars so on and so forth.  The [...]

i receive call from nigeria he told me to send $100 because i have won $200000.what should i do?is it fraud?

Ammar R asked: I received a message that your ID is selected and you won $200000.He call him australian lottery agent in Nigeria.He required $100 for money transfer.He call me tonight and told me to send money tomorrow by western union his no is 0234806110309.When i ask him his website he give no answer.I request [...]

My personal information including SS number was lost by a non-profit company. Should I be concerned about this?

Wave asked: Their laptop was stolen with the data. If so, what can I do to reduce my chances of becoming a victim of identity fraud or theft? It was written up in the local newspaper, so I assume it was reported to relevant agencies. 20-30,000 names.Caffeinated Content for WordPress

Is there a credit card fraud investigator that can help me?

pleasanton_ca@sbcglobal.net asked: I have so much identity theft from a corrupt mortgage broker (most likely). I paid on two cards for at least six months, which was so stupid. In december, enough was enough and I stopped paying. I have finally started to take action. My attorney says that these can still be proven, but [...]

I dropped my direct deposit check receipt when i was going home. Can anyone use my information for fraud use?

Anthony G asked: When i left work i left my direct deposit check receipt in my back pocket and i think i dropped it. I believe it only has my name and how much i make but not my ss#.Can anyone take advantage of this as identity theft?Caffeinated Content