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Fraudsters Go Where the (COVID-19) Money Is May. 29, 2021
Last June, eight guys in Brooklyn put their heads together, according to the U.S. Department of Just... Read More
Identity Theft and Social Security Oct. 14, 2020
Q: My purse was stolen, and now I worry that someone might be using my Social Security number. I cal... Read More
Food Insecurity Sep. 16, 2019
Q: Due to my arthritis, I've been having a harder and harder time getting around. I finally started ... Read More
Healthy Fear: ID Theft in Career and Personal Life Oct. 04, 2018
A young woman lost her purse while at lunch one day. She immediately filed a police report once she ... Read More
My Journey Into the Web of Darkness Apr. 19, 2018
I know exactly what day it was because I got up very early to be among the first to know Punxsutawne... Read More
Identity Theft and Social Security Apr. 18, 2018
Q: My daughter recently had problems with a stolen purse and with someone possibly using her Social ... Read More
Companies Can Learn Lessons From Equifax Breach Sep. 16, 2017
You can brand Equifax as the new Yahoo, the new Target or the new Sony, but that would be glaring un... Read More
To Shred, or Not to Shred? Jan. 26, 2017
Can someone legally dig through your trash looking for credit card receipts, account numbers or even... Read More
Scared and Learning the Hard Way Mar. 24, 2016
I recently received a heartbreaking letter from one of my readers, which resulted in the following e... Read More
Our Unwillingness to Defend Ourselves Jul. 16, 2014
The U.S. Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics reports that 2012 losses because of perso... Read More
Restoring Your Identity Feb. 11, 2014
In my last posting, I explained how to protect your identity — primarily by being vigilant abo... Read More
Preventing Identity Theft Feb. 04, 2014
It's natural to be nervous about your credit when you see more news about breaches at major retailer... Read More
Dogs of C-Kennel
Feb. 14, 2012
