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The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) recently conducted its Public WiFi Usage Survey in order to ascertain the level of consumer knowledge, awareness, and usage of public WiFi.
It is important to do research on this topic as public WiFi assumes an ever more expanding role in a widening portion of consumers, posing an alarming amount of potential hacking, identity theft and fraud.
Learn about “Ransomware” a specific type of malware where hackers try to actually hold your computer for ransom!
For over ten years eBay has been used by consumers to find deals on the things they want as well as an affordable way to sell items, whether you are cleaning out your attic or starting a small business. But like with most things online, you need to know the facts in order to avoid those who wish to scam you and take your money.
Going back to school is an exciting time for students and parents alike. Children are one year older, parents watch their young ones grow, and college students are one step closer to their futures. It’s a time full of new experiences. It is also a time that scam artists love to exploit. When preparing for the new school year, there are some things everybody should keep in mind.
When a consumer becomes a victim of fraudulent activities by a business or individual, one of the first things he or she wants to do is report the crime. However, there appears to be a new scam out though that is re-victimizing the consumers by charging them to do what the victims can do just as easily themselves.
The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) recently conducted a survey which attempted to measure the actions and level of concern parents have in relation to their children’s social media activity. This study was conducted in order to better understand how aware parents are of the potential dangers social media pose to their children, and how adept they are in their attempts to keep their children safe.
When someone discovers that they have become a victim of identity theft, it is often shocking and unnerving. This is the point at which the Identity Theft Resource Center comes into contact with victims.
When a loved one passes away, the last thing we want to think about is if there will be credit cards opened in the future using their information. That being said, here are a few ways to protect the identities of our deceased loved ones….
Last month three of the main online dating sites developed a new tool to help site users from becoming the victim of such scams. Match.com, eHarmony.com and Spark Networks recently announced that they will begin screening for online predators. While many have focused on the fact that this will include screening for sexual predators, we would like to focus on another type of predator they will be working to root out; scam artists.
Do you have children ages 6-17 who use social media? Please take the Identity Theft Resource Survey!
The Identity Theft Resource Center recently launched a survey in order to understand what parents are doing to monitor their children’s social media and mobile activities. To enter the contest just visit the ITRC’s website and click on the Do You Have Children Who Use Social Media? link or click here to take the survey directly. The contest will run through May 31, 2012. Five $100 prize winners will be announced and contacted on June 1, 2012. The survey results will be released on the ITRC website shortly thereafter.
Scams come in many different forms, but the end result is always the same. The goal of any scam is to take something of worth from someone using false pretensions. Most often that something is money. One popular scam is for the thief to “social engineer” a way of having a consumer wire them funds through Western Union.
