ID Theft

When It Comes To Protecting Your Identity, Trust No One!

When It Comes To Protecting Your Identity, Trust No...

September 27, 2010

WASHINGTON – No doubt many of us have heard enough about identity theft to know we have to protect our private information. Hopefully,...

A Disturbing Trend: Teenage Identity Theft Victims

A Disturbing Trend: Teenage Identity Theft Victims

September 27, 2010

WASHINGTON – Tara called into my XM radio show distressed about her debt. But unlike many people who complain about the bills they allowed...

Fighting 'Phishing' Scams Requires A Watchful Eye

Fighting 'Phishing' Scams Requires A Watchful Eye

September 27, 2010

The world of personal finance is getting pretty dicey these days. It's so tough we have to have a National Consumer Protection Week (it began...

Radio Program To Spotlight Military Family Financial Issues

Radio Program To Spotlight Military Family Financial...

September 27, 2010

Spring 2009 Marketplace Money, a personal finance radio program produced and distributed by American Public Media, will devote an entire show...

Law Provides New Protections Against Identity Theft

Law Provides New Protections Against Identity Theft

September 27, 2010

Here's something that should go under the category of "it's about time."; Congress has passed legislation that would give consumers some new...

Companies Play Fast And Loose With Personal Data

Companies Play Fast And Loose With Personal Data

September 27, 2010

WASHINGTON – If you had to guess, how many companies would you say have enough of your personal data stored in various databases to make...

Beware Of Identity Theft During Holiday Shopping Season

Beware Of Identity Theft During Holiday Shopping Season

September 27, 2010

I resisted shopping online for the longest time. I feared my credit card number would be stolen and I would spend a few years of my life trying...

Phaseout Coming Of Full SSNs On ID Cards

Phaseout Coming Of Full SSNs On ID Cards

September 27, 2010

Fall 2008 Citing the need to protect personal information, DoD says it will issue identification cards without full Social Security numbers...

Identity Thieves Don't Take A Holiday

Identity Thieves Don't Take A Holiday

Linda Foley | September 27, 2010

The time between Thanksgiving and Christmas is the biggest shopping season of the year, so it is a good time to remind everyone to take additional...

Reduce Your Risk Of Identity Theft

Reduce Your Risk Of Identity Theft

September 27, 2010

Fall 2006 The theft of the computer containing data on 26 million veterans should remind past and present military members to stay vigilant...