Independent on Saturday

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THE risks for consumers of financial and identity fraud are growing by the day, and indications are that work-from-home practices during the pandemic have contributed substantially to the dangers. This is the finding of the Southern African Fraud Pre

MASK The Magazine

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Did you know your child’s identity could be a target for fraudsters? If an identity thief steals your child’s identity, you may not discover the crime for years—until, for example, your child applies for a job or tries to open a credit card. Can you

MASK The Magazine

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Just because they’re children doesn’t mean your kids are safe from identity theft. If an identity thief has your child’s Social Security number, your child is at risk. Here are five steps you can take to protect your child from becoming a victim: 1 S

New Idea

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Jody Harris was branded Australia’s greatest con woman by police – and for good reason! She pilfered hundreds of thousands of dollars from bank accounts across the eastern seaboard. She posed as an air hostess, doctor, psychiatrist and police woman w

Tribune Content Agency Opinions

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Tell me, into which America are young girls to put their faith? The one that has wholeheartedly celebrated the outstanding athleticism, the steely grace and unshakable comradery of sisterhood that is the U.S. women's soccer team? Those are the uplift

Kiplinger

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As new research on identity theft continues to roll in, it paints an unsettling picture of how good crooks are getting at their craft. Although the number of U.S. breaches fell in 2018, the number of records exposed containing sensitive, personally i

Los Angeles Times

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BOSTON –– In a busy week in the college admissions scandal, some accused parents have decided to cooperate with prosecutors. One couple who balked, however, were indicted with an added charge of money laundering, indicating that the government is rea

Popular Science

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Your credit card information is vulnerable. Depositphotos It’s become a sad reality of the modern world: Someday, your credit card information will fall into the wrong hands. Maybe hackers will compromise the number in a large data breach like the re

Kiplinger

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One of the worst feelings is reaching for your wallet and finding it's not there. Panic ensues: Did you leave it at home? Drop it? Were you the victim of a pickpocket? Following our advice won't salve that panic, but it may lessen it. If your wallet

The Marshall Project

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Along with information on visas and travel advisories, the U.S. State Department’s website has a page featuring three mugshots and a mystery. The pictures portray one man. In the first, a line is shaved into his hair and a small gold hoop juts out o

Kiplinger

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The problem with identity theft is that you probably won't know when your personal data has been stolen-or even whether you've been a victim. A recent study by Javelin Strategy & Research found that the number of identity-fraud victims in the U.S. to

MASK The Magazine

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In 2013, AKAJaneDoe (not her real name) received a phone call that changed her life forever. It was a call from a credit card company asking her to call them back. At first, she thought the call itself was fraudulent, so she decided to cross-check th

Tribune Content Agency Opinions

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Looking back, it's ironic to remember how the charges against Bill Cosby were not taken seriously until after they became a joke. The joke was told on a stage in Philadelphia four years ago by rising Chicago-based actor-comedian Hannibal Buress. Bure

Kiplinger

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Julie Conroy, a research director at Aite Group, a financial services research firm, specializes in fraud and money-laundering issues. What is synthetic ID theft? Criminals fabricate new identities to open fraudulent lines of credit, typically by com

Saturday Star

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THE risks for consumers of financial and identity fraud are growing by the day, and indications are that work-from-home practices during the pandemic have contributed substantially to the dangers. This is the finding of the Southern African Fraud Pre

Chat

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reduce your risk of identity theft Cifas, the UK’s fraud-prevention service, advises on how you can stop it happening to you. Identity fraud occurs when fraudsters steal personal data to impersonate victims or create fake identities, often to open ac

Woman's Day Magazine NZ

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While Married At First Sight Australia is meant to be all about finding a perfect match for its contestants, some of the brides and grooms have hit the headlines for reasons other than love... The intruder won himself a legion of fans when he quit th

Weekend Argus Saturday

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THE risks for consumers of financial and identity fraud are growing by the day, and indications are that work-from-home practices during the pandemic have contributed substantially to the dangers. This is the finding of the Southern African Fraud Pre

Kiplinger

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[Question]My wife and I both froze our credit reports to prevent identity theft. With the freeze in place, is it safe to stop checking our credit reports periodically? - G.W., Chantilly, Va. [Answer]A credit freeze is not a foolproof mechanism to pro

Inc.

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Identity theft doesn’t just happen to big companies; it’s a problem for small operations, too.

NPR

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Consumers say they're worried about identity theft this holiday season, but they say these concerns won't affect how they shop. Here are steps you can take to protect your data online and in stores.

Kiplinger

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Identity thieves are increasingly using stolen information to hijack their victims' accounts, a costly type of fraud that's expected to increase as the COVID-19 pandemic forces more Americans to work and shop online. The number of victims of account

MASK The Magazine

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As president and CEO of the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), Eva Velasquez is dedicated to educating and empowering Internet users of all ages to be safer, more secure and better protect their personal information online. Previously with the Sa

Kiplinger

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You know that sinking feeling: You reach for your wallet only to discover it’s not there. That’s when panic sets in. Is it on your car seat? At home? Did you drop it? Or were you the victim of a pickpocket? Following our advice on what not to keep in

Kiplinger

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One of the worst feelings is reaching for your wallet and finding it's not there. Panic ensues: Did you leave it at home? Drop it? Were you the victim of a pickpocket? Following our advice won't salve that panic, but it may lessen it. If your wallet

NPR

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The former ICE chief counsel — who oversaw immigration removal cases in four states — stole the identities of people who were "particularly vulnerable," the government said.

Woman's Own

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n online tool has been launched A to help people who are struggling to navigate their finances in the wake of coronavirus. The Money Navigator tool, available on the Money Advice Service website, asks people a short series of questions about their fi

Sunday Tribune

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MERVYN NAIDOO AN ESTATE agent, who preyed on an elderly woman’s vulnerability and need to find a suitable home, pleaded guilty to 58 counts of fraud which related to scamming the unsuspecting client into parting with more than R2.1 million, but deli

Working Mother

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Credit mistakes can hurt you for years, tackle those problems now! Pexels As a working mother, you need to be on top of your finances at all times. It can be challenging and stressful to manage finances effectively when you have a family to raise. Ho

Pretoria News Weekend

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THE risks for consumers of financial and identity fraud are growing by the day, and indications are that work-from-home practices during the pandemic have contributed substantially to the dangers. This is the finding of the Southern African Fraud Pre