Because of the COVID 19 pandemic, more identity theft occurrences will happen. The most targeted group for identity theft is the 60 plus or better, the Hispanic Americans, ethnic surnames or basically anyone else. Over the past month we had three cases for identity theft. The first two cases were in Naples and the other […]
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Common Scams during COVID-19 Fiasco
We highly recommend to enroll in credit monitoring with Experian, Equifax or MyFico, receiving email alerts about your credit file is invaluable, especially if your identity is stolen or you become of victim of a phishing scam. Phony Business Deal This is a new and rising scam as more people have decided to become their […]
Four Alerts to Protect Your Personal Credit Information
More and more credit scams, hacking, website compromises, and impostor scams are heading our way. What should a consumer do to protect their personal credit with all these scams that are all over the planet? Never Give Your Personal Information to an Incoming Call from a Credit Card Company An impostor maybe contacting you stating […]
Credit Freeze or Fraud Alert, Which One?
Since the Equifax data breach, a number of past clients are asking me this question, “Should I credit freeze or should I fraud alert?” A fraud alert is free and lasts up to 90 days which you can renew every 90 days. A fraud alert will notify you if someone is inquiring on your credit […]
4 Quick Tips for Keylogging, Your Credit and Identity Theft
Many of us receive junk mail offers for credit cards or credit, my advice is don’t open that email. Most junk mail offers have black malware called “Keylogging” attached to it. Keylogging is the action of recording (logging) the keys struck on a keyboard, typically covertly, so that the person using the keyboard is unaware […]
Protecting Your Identity from Scavengers and Scammers
There are scavengers watching homes and investment properties that go into foreclosure or foreclosure status. There a number of websites that offer information on homes with foreclosure status that haven’t gone to sheriff sale or litigation. Protecting Your Identity during Foreclosure Scavengers look for ways to cash in on your foreclosure property by stealing your […]