by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 31, 2024 | Scam of the day
Your Social Security number is a critical piece of information that in the hands of an identity thief can readily lead to your becoming a victim of identity theft which can be devastating. Certainly it is important to safeguard your Social Security number as much as...
by admin | May 6, 2018 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about child identity theft for six years and unfortunately, the problem is worsening. According to a recently released report from Javelin Strategy & Research, a million American children became victims of identity theft last year at a cost...
by admin | Mar 4, 2018 | Scam of the day
Medicare has used a person’s Social Security number as his or her Medicare number since the inception of Medicare and despite the rest of the country recognizing that this puts Medicare recipients in serious danger of identity theft, Medicare resisted changing...
by admin | Oct 19, 2017 | Scam of the day, Site Related
In the Scam of the Day for October 8th, I reported to you about the recent announcement that Equifax, the company responsible through its own negligence for 145 million Americans becoming in serious danger of identity theft for the rest of their lives, was awarded a...
by admin | Oct 31, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Based on the information contained in your credit reports, your credit score can have a significant effect on whether you are granted a loan and at what interest rate, whether you will be hired for a job, whether you will be sold insurance, whether you can rent an...
