Tag: ID theft

  • Protect Yourself Online – Do This

    Protect Yourself Online – Do This

    Protect yourself by being “heads up” about interaction online, over the phone, etc. Criminal scammers use techniques to affect your emotional side and get you to give them your personal information. Who is it that is calling? Ask for a callback number but don’t call back. The caller may try to use an impersonation technique…

  • Which Password is MOST Important?

    The password that opens your email account is the most important password in your entire on-line activity. A typical hacking scenario goes something like this: A person uses their email on an unsecured site The site has been compromised and the email addresses for users are stolen The stolen emails are distributed across the Internet…

  • No, Social Security Does Not Call

    Social Security is not making calls to your home. You may have already gotten one, you may get one this week. But, when the caller says “This is Social Security calling…” hang up. If you have caller ID, make note of the calling number and do not answer that call. The caller states there is…