Tag "Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist"

Fare Card Fraud Costing CTA $6.5 Million

Fraudulent use of CTA free-ride and reduced-fare cards at rail stations has cost the transit agency almost $6.5 million since a crackdown was launched late last year, but suspicious use of the cards was down more than 20 percent, CTA

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OPM Breach Exposes Agency’s Systemic Security Woes

Immediate thoughts from the security community when news broke of the data breach at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) that exposed personnel files of four million federal workers were that this was yet another sign of the room for

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Vacation Scam Warnings with Heather Wagenhals on WDUN Radio

Bill & Joel, hosts of “The Morning Show” on WDUN AM 550 Radio interview Heather Wagenhals, Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist and Personal Finance Expert on the topic of vacation scams. Tune in to this interview to hear details on this

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Reminder: Your Funds are Awaiting their Release

The latest text message scam is out, targeting victims to redeem their “free cash” and all you have to do is reply to the message. Seems legit, right? Wrong. As our very own Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist and host

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Holiday Scam Admitted by Shopkeeper

Eastbourne Herald – A businessman has pleaded guilty to conning thousands of pounds from people after promising them he would book flights and holidays but using their cash to prop up his shop. A court heard how a handful of

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Identity Fraud and Identity Theft on KTOE with Heather Wagenhals

Don Rivert and Dan McCargar of KTOE interview personal finance expert and Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist, Heather Wagenhals, as she warns listeners of identity fraud and identity theft.  Tune in as Heather breaks down the difference between identity fraud and identity theft while offering listeners advice on how

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Heather Wagenhals Talks IRS Scams on the Financial Survival Network

Kerry Lutz, host of Financial Survival Network, interviews personal finance expert and Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist, Heather Wagenhals as she reveals how to avoid scams, and more specific how to avoid fake phone IRS phone calls. In this interview Heather explains the way our brains

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