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Pizza in Chicago…WHAT?
Pizza in Chicago, Gift Card in Montreal WHAT? When my card was rejected at a small café in Stockbridge, MA where we had just had lunch we made a quick call to our credit card company and they asked if we had purchased... “...purchased 2 pizzas in Chicago and...
Online Students are Targeted
With colleges and universities beginning the new school year, online students are targeted in ID Theft and Fraud schemes! Online Fraud Schemes that we did not have to worry about when I was in school. I had the time of my life and made many lifetime friends when I...
Telehealth Creates Cyber Risks
Telehealth creates new cyber and medical id theft risks. In follow up to the July 2, 2020 article titled "MEDICAL-ID THEFT RISKS INCREASE". That article we said" we need to be more vigilant about cyber scams, phishing scams, hackers, and insider threats. The threats...
MEDICAL-ID THEFT RISKS INCREASE
Since people started working from home due to the COVID-19 crisis, risk has had gone up! Medical ID Theft, financial and non-financial identity theft, fraud and scams have significantly increased. Keyword phrases such as cybercrime, cyber thieves, data breach,...
CREDIT FREEZES vs LOCKS; WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
Credit Freezes vs Credit locks, what you should know is that they are not exactly the same thing. Credit freezes are now free, but credit bureaus are pushing you to lock your credit instead. Why you want to know the difference Consumers, in general, are more worried...
Health Care Schemes & COVID-19 Pandemic
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) sends out warnings of emerging Health Care Schemes related to the COVID-19 Pandemic The FBI is warning the public about several emerging health care fraud schemes related to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Criminals are...