|
03/13/2013
It’s traumatic to lose a loved one. That trauma is intensified when your loved one’s identity is stolen.
|
|
|
03/07/2013
Phishing scammers are targeting Better Business Bureau Accredited Businesses in the Upstate with emails claiming that the recipient's accreditation has been "discontinued." This is a scam.
|
|
|
02/14/2013
The Federal Trade Commission has released a series of video tips to help you protect your personal information online
|
|
|
10/11/2012
A recent study published by Carnegie Mellon University Cylab, a cybersecurity research center, found that children were targeted by identity thieves 51 times more frequently than adults. Better Business Bureau encourages parents to regularly monitor their children’s credit report to prevent devastating damage to their future.
|
|
|
08/21/2012
Better Business Bureau warns that college-age adults are particularly vulnerable to identity theft and related fraudulent crimes. According to the Consumer Sentinel Network database, 56,689 consumers between the ages of 20 and 29 fell victim to identity theft in 2011. That number accounts for 23 percent of the total number of identity theft complaints reported last year; the largest out of any 10-year age range.
|
|
|
|
04/12/2012
Reports that millions of credit card numbers may have been compromised recently are a timely reminder that consumers need to stay on top of their credit card accounts, the BBB advises.
|
|
|
|
05/01/2006
The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) spells out rights for victims of identity theft, as well as responsibilities for businesses. Identity theft victims are entitled to ask businesses for a copy of transaction records — such as applications for credit — relating to the theft of their identity.
|
|
|
|
09/01/2005
Protect your personal information. It's valuable.
Know who you're dealing with. Use anti-virus and anti-spyware software, as well as a firewall, and update them all regularly. Be sure to set up your operating system and Web browser software properly, and update them regularly.
|
|
|
|
06/01/2005
The Federal Trade Commission has published this booklet to help raise awareness of identity theft. We encourage you to share it with your family, friends, colleagues, and neighbors.
|
|
|
|
02/01/2005
If you are deployed away from your usual duty station and do not expect to seek new credit while you are deployed, consider placing an “active duty alert” on your credit report. An active duty alert requires creditors to take steps to verify your identity before granting credit in your name.
|
|
|
|
02/01/2005
in your browser to set page
margins to zero or your printer's
minimum margin settings.
|
|
|
|
06/01/2004
These days, it is almost impossible to be in business and not collect or hold personally identifying information — names and addresses, Social Security numbers, credit card numbers, or other account numbers — about your customers, employees, business partners, students, or patients. If this information falls into the wrong hands, it could put these individuals at risk for identity theft.
|
|
