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Review Your Social Security Statement
Every year, three months before your birth month, the Social Security Administration will send you a copy of your Social Security Statement. It’s a document that, among other things, lists how much you...
View ArticleHow to Place a Fraud Alert
You can call up the credit bureaus and put a fraud alert on your account. Once you call one, it will notify the other two and the fraud alert will be active at those bureaus as well. The fraud alert...
View ArticleShould I Change My Social Security Number?
If you’ve been a victim of identity theft, you’ve probably contemplated changing your Social Security Number to prevent future attacks. Unfortunately, changing your Social Security Number doesn’t...
View ArticleWhat are Credit Card Skimmers?
A credit card skimmer is a device designed to steal your sensitive personal and financial data when you’re accessing either a point of sale, such as at a gas station pump, or at your bank, on an ATM...
View ArticleReview Your Children’s Credit Reports
Just this week we learned of a new way that identity thieves are stealing identities – scanning for inactive Social Security numbers of children and selling them to other people. One of the weaknesses...
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Buy a Cross Cut Paper Shredder
One of the most important tools you can buy to help you prevent identity theft is a cross cut paper shredder. A cross cut paper shredder does exactly what it says it does – cross cuts paper. Cross...
View ArticleHow Much is a Stolen Credit Card Worth?
Back in 2008, Jacob Leibenluft of Slate did a story about how credit card numbers were for sale in “data supermarkets” online. You might find it surprising but credit card numbers aren’t worth very...
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Prevent Identity Theft and E-File Your Taxes
There are many reasons why you should e-file your taxes. By e-filing your taxes, you get your tax refund faster. By e-filing your taxes, you avoid the post office. But in terms of importance, there...
View ArticleAre Identity Theft Protection Services Worth the Money?
It depends. Identity theft protection services usually have two components – theft prevention services and theft repair services. When it comes to theft prevention services, they aren’t doing anything...
View ArticleHow to Identify a Phishing Attack
Phishing is when someone tries to “fish” out information from you by pretending to be someone else. Have you ever gotten an email from your bank or credit card that looked suspicious? They usually say...
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Is your child a victim of identity theft?
Credit: Vince AlongiIf you’ve ever been a victim of identity theft, you know how much of a pain it can be to fix. The longer it goes on, the harder it is to unwind all the problems a thief has created....
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Protect Yourself Against Identity Theft with these 5 Tools
When it comes to your identity, it’s important to protect yourself. The good news is that there are plenty of ways to shield your identity against fraudsters. Here are 5 tools that can help you reduce...
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How to Tell if a Website is Secure
One of the best things you can do to protect your identity while shopping online is to make sure that you are using a secure website. While there is no full-proof way to keep your identity safe, you...
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Use Your Credit Report to Catch Identity Theft
You might be surprised to learn that your credit report can help you catch identity theft. One of the tools in your arsenal, when it comes to addressing identity fraud, is the frequent checking of your...
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You Shouldn’t Need to Write Your Credit Card Number
Last week, I was on vacation with my son in San Diego. We had to go to the mall to replace the recharging cord for my phone. While we were on our way back to the hotel, a young activist approached us,...
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Worried About Heartbleed? Here’s What to Do
By now, you’ve probably heard about Heartbleed, the security vulnerability that affects more than 66 percent of the sites on the Internet. Heartbleed is a vulnerability in the OpenSSL software that is...
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Does a Credit Monitoring Service Make Sense for You?
One of the scariest financial prospects that many of us face is the possibility that we will be a victim of identity theft. In a world where almost anyone can have their information stolen from just...
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Do You REALLY Need to Provide Your Social Security Number?
When I first attended college, my student ID number was my Social Security number. This seemed a little sketchy to me, but I was 18, and I didn’t worry too much about it. A couple years later, they...
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5 Tips for Better Password Security
Your first line of defense against identity theft is your password. In fact, if you want to protect your sensitive data, your password is extremely important. One of the reasons that the Heartbleed...
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Protect Your Privacy: Adjust Facebook Privacy Settings on Images
It makes sense to protect your privacy online as much as possible. The problem, though, is that these days it’s hard to keep in touch with friends and family if you aren’t involved in social...
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