All articles tagged: “Fraud”

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ScamSurvivors Offers Resources to Help Consumers Identify and Avoid Costly Financial Scams

ScamSurvivors Helps Consumers Identify and Avoid Financial Scams

Scams have been around since the internet’s inception. Though the details have changed with the times, the basic premise of most... read more »

Jon McDonald

By: Jon McDonald • 10/31/22

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Global Anti-Scam Organization: Advocacy and  Support for Victims of Romance, Financial Scams

The Global Anti-Scam Organization Provides Support, Advocacy for Victims

Opportunities for romance and relationship-building abound online. But people searching for connection or opportunity open... read more »

Jon McDonald

By: Jon McDonald • 9/27/22

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Identity Theft Resource Center Offers Guidance to Help Consumers Protect and Rebuild their Credit

ITRC Helps Consumers Protect and Rebuild Credit

The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) has offered free remediation and recovery services to identity fraud victims since 1999.... read more »

Adam West

By: Adam West • 7/13/22

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Sontiq Helps Consumers & Businesses Stay Safe Online with Identity Theft and Credit Protection Products

Sontiq Helps Consumers and Businesses Protect Credit

Identity theft and credit card fraud are on the rise, with the number of reports increasing by almost 50% from 2019 to 2020. When... read more »

Adam West

By: Adam West • 5/4/22

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The RoboKiller App Helps Prevent Fraudulent Robocalls and Scams That Could Lead to Consumer Debt

RoboKiller Prevents Calls and Scams That Could Lead to Debt

Robocalls and texts affect almost everyone who owns a mobile device. In addition to being annoying, those unwanted communications... read more »

Jon McDonald

By: Jon McDonald • 12/15/21

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Call Control Helps Block Fraudsters Who Steal Information That Can Impact Consumer Credit Scores

Call Control Helps Block Fraud That Can Impact Credit

Nearly 1 in 3 Americans were victims of phone scams in 2020. That type of fraud costs victims money and can quickly hurt their... read more »

Jon McDonald

By: Jon McDonald • 11/10/21

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Credit Reporting Agency TransUnion on How Consumers Can Guard Against Digital Fraud

TransUnion: The Credit Agency on Digital Fraud

Digital fraud attempts increased notably over the past year, according to data from credit reporting agency, TransUnion. And... read more »

Matt Walker

By: Matt Walker • 7/8/21

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Featurespace Leverages AI and Machine Learning to Protect Consumer Credit and Finances from Fraud

Featurespace Uses AI to Enhance Credit Fraud Protection

As consumer fraud continues to evolve, some detection and prevention tools struggle to keep pace. Featurespace uses machine... read more »

Adam West

By: Adam West • 5/19/21

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Canada’s Rising Fraud Rates Threaten Personal Finances and Consumer Credit Scores

Rising Fraud in Canada Threatens Finances, Credit

Everyone will likely have to deal with a scam at some point, which is why the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre works to help people... read more »

Adam West

By: Adam West • 9/9/20

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Rippleshot Leverages its Data Network and Machine Learning to Detect Card Fraud for Banks and Credit Unions

Rippleshot Detects Card Fraud for Banks and CUs

Smaller financial organizations are often more vulnerable to data breaches because their limited amount of customer data is less... read more »

Adam West

By: Adam West • 9/12/19

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Nomorobo Protects Consumers from Financial Scams by Blocking More Than 97% of Malicious Robocalls

Nomorobo Protects Consumers by Blocking Malicious Robocalls

Anyone who has a phone number is probably familiar with robocalls — prerecorded messages that attempt to threaten, cajole, or dupe... read more »

Adam West

By: Adam West • 3/12/19

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Western Union Uses Education and Advanced Countermeasures to Protect Consumers from Fraud

Western Union Educates and Protects Consumers from Fraud

Every day, all over the world, scammers target vulnerable people and try to trick them out of their hard-earned money. Luckily,... read more »

Adam West

By: Adam West • 2/6/18

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Scam or Score, Fact or Fake: Snopes.com Finds the Truth Behind the Biggest Myths & Rumors in Business, Banking — and Everything Else

Snopes.com Finds the Truth Behind Rumors in Business, Banking & More

While rumor has always moved swiftly from person to person, the digital era and its ability to instantly communicate every... read more »

Brittney Mayer

By: Brittney Mayer • 2/1/17

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Identity Stolen? 7 Ways to Get It Back

Identity Stolen? 7 Ways to Get It Back

Even the most cautious consumers may find themselves victims of identity theft at some point. Criminals who have stolen your personal... read more »

BadCredit.org Staff

By: BadCredit.org Staff • 9/19/14

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The Best Security System for Your Financial Data? You, and Here’s Why

The Best Security System for Your Financial Data? You, and Here’s Why

While there is no denying technology continues to improve our lives and make the things we do more efficient, it also means a critical security... read more »

Mike Randall

By: Mike Randall • 5/7/14

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2013 Had New Identity Theft Victim Every 2 Seconds

2013 Had New Identity Theft Victim Every 2 Seconds

In a recent annual fraud study conducted by Javelin Strategy and Research, it was reported a new occurrence of identity fraud happened every two... read more »

Mike Randall

By: Mike Randall • 3/10/14

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How to Avoid a Financial Scam on Social Media

How to Avoid a Financial Scam on Social Media

Social media and social networking venues have become an integral part of how we communicate and keep up to date on all sorts of things these... read more »

Mike Randall

By: Mike Randall • 11/8/13

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Study: Reputation is Key Among Online Credit Card Theft Networks

Study: Reputation is Key Among Online Credit Card Theft Networks

When it comes to the complex and sordid world of credit card theft, it turns out there is at least a little trust among these thieves. A study... read more »

Mike Randall

By: Mike Randall • 7/1/13