How Do You Know An Email Phishing Scam When You See One?

Email phishing is a very dangerous and potentially financially fatal trap that is sent via email from what appears to be a financial institution to an individual. Most of the phishing emails that one will receive are very easy to notice as fraud emails, but there are some that are very sophisticated and can take time to identify.

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How Does My Identity Get Stolen?

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You have always prided yourself on meeting your financial obligations. Those obligations consisted of making credit card payments prior to their due date, having only a few credit cards, taking advantage of low interest rates because of your responsible actions, etc.
However, some recent actions have caught your attention and you are beginning to wonder if [...]

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The financial consequences of identity theft are well known. Credit card fraud, bad credit, bounced checks and unpaid debts run rampant due to people having their identity stolen. However, finance is not the only thing that can be harmed. Following is a list of the various types of identity theft.
What are the other types of [...]

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Identity theft insurance coverage is big business for companies looking to profit from the fear of consumers regarding identity theft. This has provided consumers with many different ways to pay for identity theft losses. Generally all consumer identity theft coverage policies fall into one of two categories, prevention services and insurance coverage. Identity theft is [...]

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It seems that since the beginning of time there have been unscrupulous individuals who endeavor to steal from others. This action is called thievery or stealing and can be accomplished in a number of ways. Some of those ways include the robbing of individuals using threatening means or taking other people’s money or personal possessions. [...]

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Personal identity theft has become a media favorite over the last several years. In fact, it has received perhaps more media attention than it deserves according to some experts. Personal identity theft has become so prevalent in the news and in the consumer mind that a new type of insurance has actually arisen from it. [...]

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Identity theft has become a much publicized problem over the last decade. The media-frenzy surrounding the problem and the fear created from the idea of losing one’s identity has made people wonder how they can prevent this problem from affecting them. In order to understand how a person can protect themselves from it, a person [...]

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Everything you ever wanted to know about identity theft can be found on a number of identity theft blog sites that offer hints on how to protect your identity as well as what to do if you are the victim of identity theft. Caution is required here as well, as there are many blogs from [...]

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Identity theft is on almost everyone’s mind nowadays. Consumers worry about the security of their information when purchasing online, sending checks through the mail, even when giving information to medical, governmental and business offices that were previously considered “safe”. As we see more and more instances of identity thieves getting smarter and hitting bigger and [...]

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