DeanBentle's blog

In light of a recent announcement that an international business providing credit and debit card processing capabilities suffered a breach of data that may have exposed card numbers, Investigators caution members to be wary of any email, text message, phone call or other correspondence that requests your personal information.
 
Each time there is a new event affecting a large population, scammers use the subject to attempt to perpetuate fraud.
 

If you receive unsolicited e-mail that claims to be from the IRS, please follow these suggestions:

According to the San Antonio-Express News business section on February 1st, a child’s stolen identity may go undetected for many years and when the theft is finally discovered, the trail is completely cold and untraceable; which, of course, is what these thieves want. However, a problem can occur in the short term. For example, if the thief has some medical treatment their records can get mixed in with the victim’s with serious and potentially life threating consequences.

The following is an excerpt from the Better Business Bureau's website that I wanted to share with everyone.

The Better Business Bureau has posted several entries on their website concerning Identity Theft. The following is an excerpt from their site: PROTECTING YOUR IDENTITY IN THE REAL WORLD