Blog Entries tagged 'identity theft prevention'

Identity Theft and the US Mortgage Crisis

rweavis@gmail.com — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100

The big news right now is the current US financial crisis. It all started when lenders loosened the requirements and incentives for mortgages. New mortgages featured cash up front and minimal required qualifications. Sure enough, when payments came due a large number of borrowers couldn’t afford them, but by this time institutions had combined them with legitimate investments, shopped them around and presented them as safe to buy – and now, we’re all paying the price [...]

Protect Your Mail

development@gill-media.com — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Your mailbox is a valuable resource for identity thieves. Remember that ID thieves get a lot of their information through plain old physical theft. Your mailbox is no exception. It's often the easiest way for an identity thief to acquire personal information and access to your credit. Fortunately, there are a few easy things you can do to greatly reduce the risk.

First off, collect your mail promptly. Seems simple enough, right? If you look at your daily habits, however, you may find that [...]

Identity Theft -- It Just Takes One File . . .

development@gill-media.com — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100

This recent identity theft case illustrates some important facts about identity theft and what you can do to prevent it. To sum up, police arrested a man in Texas in connection with an identity theft case affecting over 1,100 University of California, Irvine students.

Here are four interesting facts from the case that will help you understand identity theft and suggest tips to stop it.

Burglary equals id [...]

Five Identity Theft Prevention Tips

development@gill-media.com — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Services like LifeLock provide an extra level of protection against identity theft. Beyond that, the best thing you can do is to take simple, commonsense precautions in everyday life. Here are five of the most useful identity theft prevention tips.

Keep Your Books

The easiest way to tell if someone else has been using your bank or credit services is to stay on top of your bills. Keep a basic set of books to track bills, checks, withdrawals, credit card payments and automatic transaction [...]