Online Scams Identity Theft - Wed Feb 15, 2012

Old Second Bank Offers Customers Online Banking Fraud Protection From IronKey MarketWatch (press release) The wholly-owned subsidiary of Old Second Bancorp /quotes/zigman/55582/quotes/nls/osbc OSBC +5.55% will offer its commercial customers award-winning IronKey Trusted Access that helps prevent online account takeover, identity theft and payments fraud.

Pros and cons of ID theft protection ABC Action News The latest available data show that in 2010 identity fraud fell 27 percent, to 8.1 million victims. As of last fall, Experian Protect MyID was also still claiming that ID theft is “one of the fastest-growing crimes.” More significant, identity fraud is ...

Will a standardized system for verifying Web identity ever catch on? CNN By Mark Milian, CNN People involved in an online government identity system say passwords could be on their way out. (CNN) -- My neighbor recently discovered a four-digit passcode that unlocks the front doors to our apartment building.

UK Embassy warns Pinoys vs. online 'romance scams' GMA News In this "love month," the United Kingdom is warning Filipinos against falling for online overseas romance scams. An article posted on the UK Embassy website on Wednesday warned about a "real risk" of becoming a victim of "romance fraud" especially if ...

Scams that prey on lonely hearts Providence Eyewitness News ... complaints in 2011 against online dating sites nationally. Many of the complaints surround fake postings and pictures of American soldiers in trouble, who con vulnerable women to send thousands of dollars. Matt Cullina, CEO of Identity Theft 911, ...

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