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23 States to Spot Voter Fraud
Republican candidate Donald Trump is making accusations that the election is “rigged” against him, even suggesting the possibility of voter fraud. Trump leveled this accusation in a tweet early Monday morning that read, “Of course there is large scale voter fraud
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Fight Back Against Identity Theft
Victims of identity theft rise each year, and right now more than 17 million Americans are effected. This past summer, the Democratic National Committee’s computer network was hacked, and just last month Yahoo disclosed that hackers stole information from at least
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Protect Yourself Or Resolve Identity Theft
Identity theft impacts more than 17 million consumers every year, and consumers over 50 can be particularly vulnerable. This year is on track to exceed the 780 data breaches of 2015, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center. But there
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Consumers Lured by Credit Monitoring Scheme
The Federal Trade Commission will return nearly $20 million to more than 145,000 consumers across the country who were victimized by One Technologies LP and its two partner companies, in an online scheme that lured consumers with “free” access to their
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Yahoo Hack: Are You Affected?
Yahoo has fallen victim to the world’s biggest data breach and, as a consequence, so has much of the world. The company says that 500 million accounts were exposed in a huge hack that it has said was carried out by
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IRS Failed to Notify 1M People of Identity Theft
The Internal Revenue Service identified nearly 1 million taxpayers who were victims of employment-related identity theft from 2011 through 2015, but almost none of the victims were informed, a Treasury Department watchdog found in a report made public this week. “Employment-related
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Guard Against Medical Identity Theft
There is a lot you can do to avoid medical identity theft and to reduce its negative effects if your personal data is stolen. Here, the proactive steps to take to keep your private health information out of the reach
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Elderly Fraud Protection
The truth is, scams target everyone and there are necessary actions required for elderly fraud protection, before they or anyone is taken as victim of fraud. Scam artists target people of all backgrounds, ages and income levels. It’s not only
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FTC Cracks Down on Debt Relief Schemes
The Federal Trade Commission and the State of Florida have taken action against two operations charged with running phony student loan debt relief schemes, and defendants in a similar FTC action brought earlier this year have agreed to a ban
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BBB: Top Scams for College Students to Avoid
BBB warns college students are often intended targets of scams. Students don’t always necessarily recognize when a scam comes knocking. As college students begin to head back to campus, the BBB wants to remind students and parents about preventing fraud
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