As the saying goes, you can never be too careful. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out important information about you by putting "two and two" together with information posted online. But, that's not the only thing you need to be mindful of; there are other ways of having your identity stolen at school.

PostedOctober 4, 2011

AuthorMax

CategoriesCredit & Debt

TagsCollege, Credit Cards, Fraud, Identity Theft

Identity theft is life-changing; you are no longer yourself when it comes to your credit because someone has taken over your "credit life." That doesn't mean they start paying your bills; oh no, they start charging food, clothes and gasoline to a credit card in YOUR NAME. The good credit you've built up over the years is destroyed and it could be years before you totally eradicate the ramifications.

PostedAugust 3, 2011

AuthorMax

CategoriesCredit & Debt

TagsCredit Cards, Credit Score, Fraud, Identity Theft, Loans, Renting

Can you imagine how paralyzing it would be to open your credit card statement and find charges that you didn't make?

PostedJuly 31, 2011

AuthorMax

CategoriesCredit & Debt

TagsCredit Cards, Credit Score, Fraud, Identity Theft

Last year over eight million Americans were victims of identity theft. It seems as though our wallets are recepticles for any small thing that'll fit. We literally carry our lives in our wallets; many of those things are important to the smooth functioning of our lives, and those are the kind that are financial in nature.

So, if you don't want to fall prey to an identity theif, take a look at your wallet.

PostedJuly 24, 2011

AuthorMax

CategoriesCredit & Debt

TagsCredit Cards, Fraud, Identity Theft, Walle

Identity theft is not just for adults. Nearly one in four Americans have experienced identity theft of some type. Unethical online businesses find inactive social security numbers belonging to children and sell them to people who need to establish fake credit.

PostedJune 20, 2011

AuthorMax

CategoriesCredit & Debt

TagsFinancial Literacy, Fraud

More and more, ecommerce is becoming a part of our everyday lives. We buy things from all kinds of merchants online from Sony to mom-and-pop-type stores; these transactions are subject to hackers that want to obtainl our sensitive information and steal our identity.But, there's a solution right at hand, or, right IN hand.

PostedJune 18, 2011

AuthorMax

CategoriesCredit & Debt

TagsCredit Cards, Fraud, Technology

Guess what? Thieves are using these websites. They're gleaning information that users have innocently posted on their pages.

PostedFebruary 2, 2011

AuthorMax

CategoriesCareer & Economy

TagsFraud, Identity Theft, Social Media

All of these statements contain important information for identity thieves. Here are some steps to avoid identity theft.

PostedJanuary 23, 2011

AuthorMax

TagsFraud

With the unemployment rate still hovering at 10%, crime will be on the rise. All the more reason we need to be aware of it. One in four Americans have had their identities stolen.

PostedJanuary 7, 2011

AuthorMax

TagsFraud, Health, Recession, Spending, Technology

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