We’re into what has traditionally been the busiest shopping time of the year and identity thieves know it and want to take advantage of it. ID theft prevention is important year round and as the holiday season approaches we want to give you a few precautionary reminders.
Beware of ‘Skimming’
Skimming occurs when your card that is [...]
Minor children usually do not have a credit file with the three credit bureaus as they typically do not have credit or loans issued in their name until they are over the age of 18. However, there have been instances of identity theft committed with a child’s social security number (SSN); the thieves know that [...]
When someone we care about dies, the last thing we want to think about is their credit file. And it certainly should not be at the top of the list. However, it is very important that the remaining spouse, a family member or executor of the estate give notification of the death to financial institutions [...]
Last week, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke revealed that he was the victim of identity theft. Yes, it really can happen to anyone. Even the head of an organization that provides consumer information about identity theft prevention.
Mrs. Bernanke had her purse stolen while she was at a D.C. Starbucks. It had personal identification, four credit cards [...]
Regular readers of this site know that we talk about strategies and ideas to help you get better credit scores. That includes taking measures to prevent Identity Theft. Today we’re going to discuss an important part of that prevention.
If you have not yet done the Opt-Out at www.optoutprescreen.com, you should. It is supposed to stop [...]
Well, we're not even two weeks into the month of August and more than 32,000 people have had their personal information compromised because of data security breaches. Including one at the National Finance Center in Washington D.C. that exposed the names and Social Security numbers of 27,000 Commerce Department employees. Finance and Commerce – they [...]