Archive for May 6th, 2008

Don’t blame The Internet - Identity Theft

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Identity theft — also known as ID theft, identity fraud and ID fraud — describes a type of fraud where a criminal adopts someone else’s identity in order to profit illegally. It is one o…

3 Steps To Fighting Back Against Identity Theft

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Identify theft is a serious crime. It occurs when personal information is stolen and used without our knowledge to commit fraud or other crimes.

According to the Federal Trade Commission here are th…

Preserve Your Identity with Disk Wipe

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

No one can refuse the significance of one’s identity. Any steal of it can be a big disaster. In the present circumstances where reliability of storing all your data on the computers have stepped …

Open Question: Report Identity Thieft after a year pass…possible?

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

About a year ago, I reported fruad use on my credit card after I had received a monthly statement on what I never used. Apperently, someone had activated my card without me knowing, then, got the cash advances from ATM many times and also made a few purchases.

After all, the credit card company denied it and clamied that I’m responsible to pay this amount because they feel that since the money was withdrawn from ATM, I’m the only person who should know the pin no. (which of course, I don’t know…I never even activated that card).

Now, after a little over a year passes, I just received a notice from a lawyer that this amount will go into collection and it will ruin my credit history. I just wonder, since it’s been this long, can I still try to report the identity theft? ( I think I know who that person was, who activated my card and fraud used it). I don’t want to have to pay on what I didn’t use.

Open Question: Do you know anyone who might be an IllegalAlien?

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

If so, please report them to Immigration and Customs
Enforcement…..
1-866-DHS-2-ICE
1-866-347-2423

Take a bite out of crime. IllegalAliens are felons that
commit felonies such as identity theft and tax fraud.

Open Question: Do you know anyone who might be an IllegalAlien?

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

If so, please report them to Immigration and Customs
Enforcement…..
1-866-DHS-2-ICE
1-866-347-2423

Take a bite out of crime. IllegalAliens are felons that
commit felonies such as identity theft and tax fraud.

Open Question: How do you do a genealogy when your family won’t give you any info?

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

My family is paranoid about identity theft and won’t tell me anything about themselves or others in the family? Makes it really hard to do a genealogy. Are their fears justified?

Open Question: Do you know anyone who might be an IllegalAlien?

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

If so, please report them to Immigration and Customs
Enforcement…..
1-866-DHS-2-ICE
1-866-347-2423

Take a bite out of crime. IllegalAliens are felons that
commit felonies such as identity theft and tax fraud.
blackb, only if they are illegal aliens
roxy, i don’t commit felonies
sky, i’m not an immigrant. i was born here.
anyone else find it ironic that the mexicans answering this question respect yahoo rules more than they respect U.S. laws?
realdeal, of course you won’t call. you are pro-crime

Open Question: Badware help please?

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

My daughter just did a google search on “skateboard games”. It came up with options and she chose free skateboard games, no downloads” it then came up with something to download and we thought it was something to allow her to play so clicked download. Some graphic pornography came up. I closed with x in corner and then something called Badware popped up and told us that our computer may be at risk and we may have a problem with identity theft, among other things. I ran spybot search and destroy and deleted everything it found, but I’m still really worried. Can anyone please help?

Open Question: Where can a person go that doesn’t have any I.D, social security card, and birth certificate?

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Ok, So, I am trying to help this 23 year old homeless (yes he is legal) guy get on his feet. He doesn’t have any I.D on him. he knows his social security number but don’t you need proof of Idenity to request copies?
For instance, I was trying to help him get on public assistance so that he can atleast get something. They sent back a form wanting a copy of birth certificate, i.d and social security.
EVEN THE SHELTERS WANT ATLEAST SOME I.D.
Does anyone know where I can start? With identity theft and other crimes going on, its getting hard to just request a copy of your information without proof of who you are.
Any answers will be great.
thanks