Tag: Online Scams
Personal Finance Security: How to Prevent Yourself from Becoming a Victim of Identity Theft
According to the most recent report on identify theft from the Bureau of Justice Statistics, over 16 million Americans had their identity stolen and used for fraudulent purposes during the one year study period. Losses from identity theft during the study period exceeded $24 billion. Identity theft is the fraudulent misuse of a person’s financial […]
5 Most Common Online Scams of 2013 and What You Can Do to Avoid Them
In 2012, the Huffington Post estimated that Americans lose nearly $2.9 Billion a year to fraud. To put that in perspective, that is just a little less than all of the money that the Salvation Army brings in each year, or $9.24 per person in the US. With a little caution and more awareness, much […]