Helping You Protect Your Assets, Family and Personal Finances
Posted in Consumer Law, Identity Theft on Mar 26th, 2010
If you have been or fear you could be a victim of identity theft, you should put a fraud alert on your credit report to help prevent further damage to your identity and credit.
What is a Fraud Alert?
Placing a fraud alert on your credit report notifies anyone who pulls your credit report that your personal [...]
Posted in Consumer Law, Identity Theft on Feb 19th, 2010
Child identity theft is a fast growing type of identity theft. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), approximately 5% of identity theft cases involve children (about 500,000 per year). However, it is difficult to obtain exact numbers because child identity theft can go undetected for several years.
Children are highly attractive targets for identity thieves [...]
Posted in Consumer Law, Identity Theft on Dec 9th, 2009
Every 3.5 seconds in the United States, someone’s identity is stolen. You can minimize your risk by following these eleven tips:
Shred any bills or documents that contain your address, any account number(s), or other information that can identify you personally.
Never carry more credit cards than you need.
Cancel credit card accounts you no longer use.
Never carry your [...]
Posted in Consumer Law, Identity Theft on May 29th, 2009
According to Judith Collins, Ph.D., an Associate Professor at Michigan State University’s School of Criminal Justice, between 51 and 70 percent of identity thefts result from work-related incidents, where individuals have access to the private information of employees and customers. The Department of Veterans Affairs experienced such a work-related breach when the personal information (including [...]
Posted in Identity Theft on May 19th, 2009
By now, every adult should know that identity theft is the fastest growing crime in America. It has become an epidemic, leaving everyone at risk, including children, adults, the elderly, those with good credit, bad credit, or no credit. And, to make matters worse, most people do not know if their identity has been stolen.
The [...]