Strong Passwords Protect You From Identity Theft
In this modern internet age, identity theft is an almost perfect crime choice for criminals. It can be done in a very clean, hands off manner. And often it can be accomplished from half way around the world.
Unfortunately, identity theft prevention is not a required course for modern life and that makes most of us vulnerable.
And one place where we are really vulnerable online is in our selection of usernames and passwords.
Pharming: What Is It And How Does It Work?
Pharming is a technique used by identity thieves to “invisibly” redirect you to websites under their control to steal your account details.
What this means is that when you tell your browser to go to your bank, it invisibly directs you to a website that looks exactly like your bank/ And when you type in your login details, you just handed them over to the fraudster.
Virtual Identity Theft: Your Worst Nightmare
Thieves love identity theft crimes because they are almost always committed in a 100% hands off manner. Consider that unlike a robber, an identity thief can do such hands off crimes as swipe your credit card data at their job or root through your mail or trash when no one is in the neighborhood. The thief can even work on a computer thousands of miles away where the thief entices you to give up your most secret personal and financial details.
To help you understand just how many tools the online thief has to rob you blind, let’s look at a few:
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How To Avoid Checking Account Fraud?
One of the largest areas of identity theft is checking account fraud. This is a very easy, mostly hands off form of theft that is very attractive to many fraudsters.
In a nutshell, identity thieves can – with very little effort – gain access to your checking account details and that means they can drain the money from your account.
Fortunately, there are many simple steps you can take to protect yourself from this type of fraud.
Credit Card Skimming Devices Exposed
Credit card skimming is big business. Sometimes it happens when you hand your credit card to a service person who takes it to a remote location to be processed but more often than not, skimming victims helped the thieves all by themselves.
They place a device on ATM machines, gas machines and even Redbox video rental machines that fits right over where you put in your credit or debit card. They often do it so well that the device will stay in place for days before anyone notices. Read more
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