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Cash vs Credit Cards for your Holiday Shopping
Should you use a credit card or cash when you are shopping? Which is safer? This post will look at factors you may want to consider in terms of your shopping – in-store and online – and how to balance...
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How to Avoid Grey Charges & Credit Card Fees
Credit cards are subject to a number of charges and fees that you may not be aware of. There are a seemingly endless number of credit card options with different fees and interest rates, so it’s hard...
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Paying by Smartphone: Security Risks
Do you ever pay for something on your smartphone? You may want to re-consider that. Most people don’t know that there are significant risks to making payments on your smartphone. According to research...
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Child Identity Theft and Fraud
Children are increasingly being targeted for identity theft. Child identity theft occurs when a minor’s Social Security number is used by another person for personal gain such as a line of credit,...
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Tax Fraud & How to Avoid It
Tax fraud and tax-identity theft are on the rise, some even calling it a “tsunami” that is sweeping the Nation. Identity theft is the criminal act of assuming an identity to access resources, obtain...
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Crimes in Tax Season – What to Expect
Tax season brings with it a burst of criminal activity. As we shared in the previous post, tax crimes affect millions of people each year and cost billions of dollars. Aside from The types of crimes...
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Identity Theft Top Complaint: Prevent It
The FTC recently released its list of Top 10 Complaint Categories for 2012 with Identity Theft being the top of the list for the 13th consecutive year. The FTC received more than 2 million complaints...
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10 Scams Targeted to Kids & Youth
Most people assume that online scams are something only adults have to worry about. Unfortunately, this is just not true. Though most scams will target adults, who have control over money and whose...
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ATM Skimming is Hard to Spot
We just came across this photo on the Midland Security Facebook page, showing off a sophisticated yet simple new way of ATM skimming. Thieves add a device to the card slot to copy your card data and...
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Mobile Security Is About Protecting Your Data, Not the Cost of your Device
When it comes to mobile security, it can seem overwhelming in the number of things you are told you just HAVE to do. Many people are so overwhelmed that they instead opt to do nothing. Passcodes,...
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