How to Spot and Avoid Credit Card Skimmers
Do you know how to spot and avoid credit card skimmers? These devices are responsible for a high amount of credit card and debit card fraud and identity theft. When attached to an ATM or any other card swiper device, these skimmers harvest account numbers, PINs, and other data. Many shoppers don’t know their credit card data has been compromised until it’s too late…unless they...
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Coronavirus And Identity Theft
One of my own personal experiences with identity theft started with a telephone call from a moving truck rental agency, wanting to know where their moving truck was and why I hadn’t dropped it off as per the contract. The moving company was three states away from me, and I had never lived there or anywhere near it.
What we both learned was that identity thieves had managed to fake a drivers’...
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How to Spot an Investment Scam
Have you ever had someone say they could make you rich if you handed over a few thousand dollars for them to invest? If you haven’t, and someone you know may have been a victim. Unfortunately, investment scams are all too common.
What is an investment scam?
An investment scam, or investment fraud, is when someone sells an investment asset illegally. This term can also apply to annuities, certificates...
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