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Having worked around financial crimes for a number of years, I noticed they seemed to be on the rise. One reason for this is technology, which grows more rapidly than laws designed to protect us from it. Although the blog is a resource to educate people on identity theft, it also strives to educate the common person on the rapidly growing problem of crimes enabled (made too easy) by technology and the Internet.
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Scammers Exploiting MoneyGram Money Order Verification System
Scammers are exploiting an automated money order verification system to trick unsuspecting people into cashing counterfeit money orders.
Reports on the state of information theft (cybercrime) suggest that the problem is getting worse, not better!
The first thing anyone who crosses the border illegally needs is documents that give them the false appearance of being legitimate.
A BBC report on credit card details being sold from a Symantec call center in India might be shocking to some, but it only scratches the surface of the real problem.
The FTC is warning the public that the guitar dude at freecreditreport.com is singing his way into your bank account.
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Downadup/Conficker Worm Disables Computer Security
The Downadup/Conficker worm continues to evolve and can disable the security on a system, leaving it vulnerable to information theft.
Scam artists are coming out of the woodwork with too good to be true offers of easy bail out money.
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FTC Site Teaches Public How to Avoid Bad Deals
National Consumer Awareness Week is the first week of March. In honor of it, the FTC has set up a site to teach how to be a smart consumer!
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Crimes Against Businesses Contribute to Job Losses
Businesses are shutting their doors and people are losing their jobs. Controlling losses has become more important than it was in the past.
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Are E-Commerce Merchants at Risk in Mystery Data Breach?
If only card numbers and expiration dates were the only items stolen in a mystery data breach, e-commerce merchants are the likely victims.
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