Consequences of Identity Fraud In most parts of the world, identity fraud is the fastest growing offence. Yet, in the USA, a longitudinal 2005 study by Javelin Strategy & Research showed that the crime had decreased since a 2003 study from the Federal Trade Commission was released in 2003. The most current US Javelin data also showed that 9.3 million…
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Credit Monitoring Services
Online credit monitoring services provide consumers with a suite of tools that help you to take proactive action in monitoring your credit report, while protecting your credit and identity information. Monitoring services notify you via email and/or wireless telephone instantly of any changes made to your credit report, which can help you identify fraudulent activity faster, and therefore minimize the…
Ways To Identify And Tackle Click Fraud
Identifying and tracking examples of click fraud is the first step to eradicating the problem. Click fraud is an enormous drain on the resources of advertisers operating on a national and international scale, estimated to occupy around 30% of all pay per click advertising spend. With so much at stake, its no wonder the search engines are investing so much…
Credit Card Fraud How To Protect Yourself
As technology has increased, so has credit card fraud. There are some simple steps that you can take to help protect yourself from credit card fraud. Let’s look at these more closely. Keep It Close: You should never let your credit card out of sight unless it cannot be helped. Tight Lips: Never give your credit card number out over…
Click Fraud
If you’re using AdWords or AdSense you must have heard about an emerging practice in the underworld of computing called “click fraud”. But what exactly is click fraud and how is it accomplished? Well AdSense uses a payment mechanism that awards a certain amount of money to a publisher (someone who holds an AdSense banner on their page) every time…
Identity Theft Phishing Emails
‘Spoofs’ are also called ‘phishing’ emails. ‘Phishing’ refers to any email that attempts to get you to share personal or financial information that can be used to commit fraud. While ‘spoofs’ pretend to be a known business or institution, ‘phishing’ emails also include offers to collect prizes, requests for help, charity donations or false notices that you have won a…
Pricewaterhousecoopers Indicates Fraud Remains A Key Global Threat
Of those reporting fraud, 69 percent were of the opinion that fraud had affected their share price, 84 percent said that it had increased the costs of dealing with regulators and had incapacitated their relations with other companies and 88 percent were of the opinion that it had dented their brand and impacted staff morale. The study, entitled “Economic Crime:…
If It Looks Too Good To Be True It Probably Is
In today’s virtual society, online fraudsters continue to devise new ways to reach unsuspecting consumers. According to the Internet Crime Complaint Center, online fraud is on the rise–up 67 percent in 2004. Awareness is the best protection against these cyber criminals. “The best approach to combat Internet fraud is to stay one step ahead of criminals,” said Marcel Legrand, Senior…
Website Security Rules Explained
2006-2007 has been the years that online shopping has come into its own with online consumers spending a record $65.1 billion in merchandise via the web. More and more people are getting comfortable with online shopping and are engaging in online shopping, research and exploration of various membership and subscription sites. Unfortunately, the chances of becoming a victim of Internet…
Simple Steps To Prevent Credit Card Fraud
Many people are wary about using their credit cards, especially online, because of the possibility of becoming a victim of fraud. While fraud does happen, and costs hundreds of millions every year, there are some simple steps you can take to protect yourself and make it unlikely that you’ll become a victim. – Online use The most important rule to…