Scams and ID theft during Holidays


To learn more go to www.identitytheftmanifesto.com

Duration : 0:8:7

Read the rest of this entry »

Share and Enjoy:
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • NewsVine
  • Reddit
  • StumbleUpon
  • YahooMyWeb
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • TwitThis
  • Live
  • LinkedIn
  • Pownce
  • MySpace

Technorati Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

Posted on January 29th, 2011 by admin and filed under cyber identity theft | No Comments »

iProfile CNN News – CV ID Theft


Slide 1: Is your CV exposing you to identity theft? How ID scams can lose you thousands and ways to protect yourself www.iprofile.org
Slide 2: On November 16 2008, the Times reported how Caroline from Gloucestershire fell victim to an identity theft scam. www.iprofile.org
Slide 3: After she applied for a job online, criminals used her CV to clone her identity and steal £14,000 of her savings. www.iprofile.org
Slide 4: Caroline only became aware of the scam after she tried to withdraw money from her bank and the cashier called the police, suspecting she was one of the crooks. www.iprofile.org
Slide 5: She was even arrested before the fact that she was an innocent victim was established. www.iprofile.org
Slide 6: Could your CV expose you to identity theft? www.iprofile.org
Slide 7: ID fraudsters only need 3-5 pieces of personal info to clone your identity and start setting up things like loans and credit cards. www.iprofile.org
Slide 8: The average CV contains 8 pieces of info used in id fraud. F ULL NAME PLACE OF BI RTH CURRENT ADDRES S DATE OF BI RTH DRI VI NG LI CENCE S TATUS NUMBER OF DEPENDENTS AND AGES PHONE NUMBERS PERS ONAL I NF ORMATI ON S UCH AS HOBBI ES AND I NTERES TS MARI TAL S TATUS S CHOOLS EDUCATI ONAL ES TABLI S HMENTS ATTENDED EMAI L ADDRES S EMPLOYMENT HI S TORY REF EREES AND CURRENT EMPLOYER www.iprofile.org
Slide 9: Beware! Fraudsters are placing fake job adverts and asking people to email or post their CVs. www.iprofile.org
Slide 10: Reformed ID thief, Bob Turney, said: Whilst many people routinely shred bank statements and utility bills, they still seem happy to send their CV to complete strangers. They must realise just how easy it is to use the information in a CV to set up bank accounts or credit cards fraudulently. www.iprofile.org
Slide 11: To prevent this happening to you, there are some basic precautions you can take www.iprofile.org
Slide 12:  Think about who you share your career information with, make sure they are a real business by doing web searches or calling up first  Be wary if the email address youre asked to send your CV to only contains the name of a service provider, rather than the company itself www.iprofile.org
Slide 13:  Take extra care when accessing personal information on public computers or using a laptop in a WiFi hotspot  Shred or destroy old copies of your CV www.iprofile.org
Slide 14: and when posting your information to the web or on a job board database, remember:  Dont include your date or place of birth  Don’t include your marital status  Only give your first and last name www.iprofile.org
Slide 15: You may also want to think about using secure online CV services like the one offered at www.iProfile.org www.iprofile.org
Slide 16: The best secure online CVs let you: Control who can see your CV Track how they use your CV Hide personal details until youre sure its safe to reveal them Protect your personal numbers through phone masking www.iprofile.org
Slide 17: This presentation was compiled as part of the Secure your CV initiative, a campaign run by iProfile.org Detective Superintendent Russell Day from the Economic and Specialist Neil Fisher, Vice President, IAAC: Crime Command, Metropolitan Police: Identity fraud is a hugely serious issue \”We are happy to support any campaign and any campaign that raises which aims to raise awareness of the awareness of the dangers should be growing threat of online identity fraud. commended. Many people are happy to We advise everyone not to post personal send their CVs blind without thinking details on the internet which could about the consequences if their collectively be used to clone your information fell into the wrong hands. identity. This new campaign is an Hopefully this campaign will help people excellent method which could help better understand the risks involved and prevent identity fraud and most better protect the personal information importantly, protect you and your CV.\” on their CV in the future. www.iprofile.org
Slide 18: Further reading: www.iprofile.org/Career-Advice/Secure-Your-CV http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/care www.denisatlas.co.uk www.iprofile.org

Duration : 0:2:32

Read the rest of this entry »

Incoming search terms for the article:

Share and Enjoy:
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • NewsVine
  • Reddit
  • StumbleUpon
  • YahooMyWeb
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • TwitThis
  • Live
  • LinkedIn
  • Pownce
  • MySpace

Technorati Tags: ,

Posted on January 27th, 2011 by admin and filed under cyber identity theft | No Comments »

Credit Card Fraud Identity Theft Prevention 2of2 www.IDTheftSecurity.com


Two women who were victims of Credit Card Identity Theft, fraud and new account ID theft speak out. 2of2 www.IDTheftSecurity.com

Duration : 0:4:30

Read the rest of this entry »

Incoming search terms for the article:

Share and Enjoy:
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • NewsVine
  • Reddit
  • StumbleUpon
  • YahooMyWeb
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • TwitThis
  • Live
  • LinkedIn
  • Pownce
  • MySpace

Technorati Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Posted on January 23rd, 2011 by admin and filed under cyber identity theft | 1 Comment »

Thieves Steal Personal Information Online

People are increasingly sharing information about themselves online, but law enforcement officials are warning that the trend could open up more people to identity theft.

Duration : 0:4:59

Read the rest of this entry »

Incoming search terms for the article:

Share and Enjoy:
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • NewsVine
  • Reddit
  • StumbleUpon
  • YahooMyWeb
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • TwitThis
  • Live
  • LinkedIn
  • Pownce
  • MySpace

Technorati Tags:

Posted on January 22nd, 2011 by admin and filed under cyber identity theft | No Comments »

Home Security, Scam & Identity Theft Prevention, Uniball, Robert Siciliano www.IDTheftSecurity.com

Robert and uniball appear on TBS Movie and a Makeover discussing Home Security Protection, Advanced Fee Scam Prevention and Identity Theft Information between segments of Catch Me If You Can, Robert Siciliano www.IDTheftSecurity.com

Duration : 0:9:20

Read the rest of this entry »

Share and Enjoy:
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • NewsVine
  • Reddit
  • StumbleUpon
  • YahooMyWeb
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • TwitThis
  • Live
  • LinkedIn
  • Pownce
  • MySpace

Technorati Tags:

Posted on January 21st, 2011 by admin and filed under cyber identity theft | 3 Comments »