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By Jim Newell If you sent a file to the recycle bin or used the delete button on your keyboard. Most people assume that this action will delete hard drive files, chances are that your file has just been changed so it is not viewable and can be recovered very easily. By Jim Newell Your personal computer is often a starting point for the crime of Identity Theft, this is where the bad guys look for bits of your personal information, passwords or even credit card numbers. They often look through your deleted files, thats right the files that you though were no longer there could still [...] By Jim Newell You have completed and filed your tax return in a timely manner. Then your tax preparer calls with the news that the Internal Revenue Service has rejected your return because someone has already filed a return using your name and Social Security Number. Or maybe the Internal Revenue Service has contacted you directly [...] By Jim Newell It may not be really possible to completely protect yourself from the possibility of Identity Theft; however there are steps you can take to lessen the probability. By Steve Weisman Scams are an old story that’s written anew every day. Some scams have been around for at least a century, such as the Spanish prisoner scam, which has evolved into the Nigerian letter scam of today. Many newer scams utilize the latest in technological advancements to make it ever easier to part fools [...] By Jim Newell Identity theft is when someone obtains, and illegally uses, your identification information, such as name, address, date of birth, social security number or mother’s maiden name. |
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