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Thieves love the holiday season for countless reasons including:

People rushing around doing holiday shopping;
People using ATM machines even more often; and … Continue Reading

Let’s all go and do some on-line shopping!! The holidays are upon us and wouldn’t you know it, the retailers are trying to entice us by moving up their … Continue Reading

Florida’s dubious distinction as the number one state in the US for identity theft is unfortunately well-earned. The number of cases of identity theft reported here each year dwarfs the number of reports filed in most other states, and generally has a significant lead over whichever state holds the number 2 position. … Continue Reading

Many people lump credit card fraud and debit card fraud together, but there are actually critical differences between the two fraud types. One of the biggest differences is that debit card fraud can be much more damaging than credit card fraud because it draws directly from your bank account instead of simply being a charge against a credit line. It can sometimes be difficult to recover funds lost to debit card fraud, and it may take months for you to get your money back. … Continue Reading

It’s always the fine print that trips us up. Then it’s only belatedly we find out that the “free trials” really aren’t so free. That’s one of the reasons I wrote yesterday (April 18th) about the Federal Trade Commission’s settlement with Green Millionaire LLC (see, “FTC Halts “Free Gas for Life” False Claims -$2 Million for Consumer Refunds”). We sometimes only learn that we unintentionally “ordered” the additional products or services when we see new credit card charges or bank account debits. … Continue Reading