Internet Safety: Protecting Against Identity Theft
Carmen Wong Ulrich, author of “Generation Debt,” offers strategies on how to protect yourself from phishing scams and ways to safe guard your private information.
The clip is from the segment ‘Right On Your Money’ which is featured on Headline News. (Original Air Date — August 17, 2008)
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I go chop your $’s: 419 Scam
It is really sad that being online could lead to misfortune. Criminals used to come in through unlocked doors and windows, now they can come in through a computer.
$1.5 billion annually leaves the US economy (negative stimulus) due to scams of this type. The victims are hurt the worst but the US economy also suffers at the loss of this spending power. Be aware of and avoid phishing 419 Nigerian email scams. They can lead to identity theft, financial loss and other crimes against you or your loved ones. The top rated music video “I go chop your dollars” talks about the Advance Fee Fraud and the mentality behind it and calls those who fall for it mugu (fools).
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Phishing scams – www.IdentityTheft.info
Demonstration on how you can detect a Phishing e-mail plus some actual Phishing email’s. Phishing is a widespread method crooks use to steal victims personal information. After crooks obtain your information (credit and debit card numbers, usernames, passwords, SSN) they can use it several illegal purposes.
Visit http://www.IdentityTheft.info “The” identity theft information site for more comprehensive articles, news and videos about how to protect yourself and your family.
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