Those Thieving Tenants!

New research has exposed alarming evidence of widespread identity fraud in the private rented sector. Tenants are acting like vultures, feeding on the personal information of their predecessors and...

Credit Card Skimming

Simply put, credit card skimming is the practice of retrieving the information that is encoded on the magnetic strip of a legitimate credit / debt card. Then using the information to make duplicate cards for...

Identity Theft

The economy is in an economic downturn. As a result of the worsening economy identity theft has spiked to an all time high. Identity theft has become a national epidemic. Thieves are coming up with newer ways...

What Do You Do If Your Credit Card Is Stolen?

The agony of an increasing credit card debt

Credit card debt has been on the tremendous rise. But why is it that people are caught in this web of credit card debt? Sarah woke up one day and discovered that she’s in great credit card debt. Many...

Credit card theft protection

May be you have been wondering how one can use a credit card to purchase a product online. The world has moved to one global village where you have to think globally and act locally. Many transactions are...

Protecting Yourself Against Identity Theft

Unfortunately, most people wait until they have a credit card stolen before they worry about how to begin preventing or how to stop ID theft. Once the crime has occurred, restoration of your credentials...

How to Prevent Identity Theft

How They Get Your Information

A lost or stolen wallet is just one way for a thief to get your information. They can fraudulently access your credit report by posing as an employer, loan officer, or landlord. Internet records that are...

Credit Card Fraud

 We all know that we have to be careful now a days with our personal information.  But this is something that you may not be doing and this happened to me. I paid for a purchase in a store I know very...