5 Things Identity Thieves Don’t Want You to Know

Identity thieves don’t want you to read this article. They’ve made an entire industry out of living off of other peoples’ good names. And when...
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Fraudsters harvest data from social media to target grandparents

The harvesting of personal details blithely posted on social media sites continues. Some of the parties doing this harvesting have criminal intent. One manifested outcome...

Beware Hotel Booking Scams

Adam Levin spoke with Lynda Baquero at NBC New York about online scams targeting people trying to book hotel rooms. "They are creating, effectively,...

Does Your State’s Unclaimed Funds Expose Too Much Private Information?

When it comes to privacy, not all states are alike. This was confirmed yet again last week in the 50 State Compendium of Unclaimed...

Can Search Engines Stop Student Loan Scammers?

If you’ve checked your spam folder recently, you know that offers of student loan debt relief have exploded right along with the student loan...

4 Important Things You Need to Know About Social Security

Retirement sounds exciting, but it can actually be a difficult landscape to understand and navigate. A retirement calculator can help guide your savings goals,...

The State Compendium of Unclaimed Property Practices

You may already know that every state has an unclaimed funds website that aims to reunite unclaimed property with the rightful owners. However, in...
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Is Your State Helping Scammers Rip You Off?

As cybercriminals become more skilled, the privacy practices at many organizations have not kept apace. In the State Compendium of Unclaimed Property Practices that...
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The IRS Is Beefing Up Security. Will Your Taxes Be Affected?

In the past several years, millions of U.S. taxpayers have experienced the frustration of attempting to file their taxes, only to find that someone...

Debt Collector Left Consumers Hanging on Medical Bill Disputes, Says CFPB

A debt collector with ties to one of the nation’s largest private hospital chains spent yearsviolating basic provisions of the Fair Debt Collections Practices...