Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Online Scams Identity Theft News - Wed Nov 30, 2011


More falling victim to ID theft
Warren Tribune Chronicle
In order to demonstrate the new scam to law enforcement agencies throughout the country at similar summits, LifeLock purchased a skimmer online through a California-based company for $500, which could net someone as much as $10000 in fraudulent money. ...
Justice Dept. cracks down on Cyber Monday scams
Washington Post
But the rise of online shopping also comes with potential perils for consumers, who may unwittingly buy fraudulent merchandise or become victims of identity theft. According to the Federal Trade Commission, complaints about identity theft have tripled ...
Blog: Credit Union Members Beware of Top 4 Holiday Scams
Credit Unions Online
Unfortunately, holiday shopping provides prime opportunities for both in-store and online thieves who want to nab your information and use it to their advantage. Many credit unions are on the lookout for emerging identity theft scams and will often ...
Cyber Shopping Safety Tips
WBOY-TV
By Andrew Clay, Monongalia and Preston County Reporter - email But with online shopping, comes some security concerns like identity theft, viruses, and being sold fake products. These are major concerns that can make you wonder if shopping online is ...
miiCard Launches Safe Online Shopping Campaign
PR Web (press release)
James Varga, miiCard's CEO explains: “Fraud is changing – as we start to reduce security and transactional fraud we are now seeing huge increases in fraud relating to identity theft, impersonation and false documentation. And almost 72% of fraud this ...
gValidate.com Exceeds Federal Trade Commission Bank Account Protection ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Obviously software publishers and print service providers are hardly in a position to effectively assist consumers in the event of identity theft or fraud. The potential consumer delays associated with contacting the applicable software publishers or ...
Cyber Monday scams that can ruin your holiday all season
KFMB
"When you start cyber shopping, the first thing you want to make sure of - is that you're at a legitimate web site," said Jay Foley of the Identity Theft Resource Center. Foley said on-linesecurity systems like "Trend Micro" can tell you if the web ...
Protecting Your Identity on Cyber Monday
KPSP Local 2
Online retailers may be offering some great deals, but there are things shoppers should look out for to protect themselves from identity theft. Black Friday sales had a lot of people out over the Thanksgiving weekend, but on Cyber Monday people are ...



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