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 »
By: Jon McDonald • 10/31/22
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Scams have been around since the internet’s inception. Though the details have changed with the times, the basic premise of most... read more »
By: Jon McDonald • 10/31/22
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Opportunities for romance and relationship-building abound online. But people searching for connection or opportunity open... read more »
By: Jon McDonald • 9/27/22
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The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) has offered free remediation and recovery services to identity fraud victims since 1999.... read more »
By: Adam West • 7/13/22
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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 »
By: Adam West • 5/4/22
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Robocalls and texts affect almost everyone who owns a mobile device. In addition to being annoying, those unwanted communications... read more »
By: Jon McDonald • 12/15/21
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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 »
By: Jon McDonald • 11/10/21
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Digital fraud attempts increased notably over the past year, according to data from credit reporting agency, TransUnion. And... read more »
By: Matt Walker • 7/8/21
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As consumer fraud continues to evolve, some detection and prevention tools struggle to keep pace. Featurespace uses machine... read more »
By: Adam West • 5/19/21
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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 »
By: Adam West • 9/9/20
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Smaller financial organizations are often more vulnerable to data breaches because their limited amount of customer data is less... read more »
By: Adam West • 9/12/19
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Anyone who has a phone number is probably familiar with robocalls — prerecorded messages that attempt to threaten, cajole, or dupe... read more »
By: Adam West • 3/12/19
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Every day, all over the world, scammers target vulnerable people and try to trick them out of their hard-earned money. Luckily,... read more »
By: Adam West • 2/6/18
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While rumor has always moved swiftly from person to person, the digital era and its ability to instantly communicate every... read more »
By: Brittney Mayer • 2/1/17
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Even the most cautious consumers may find themselves victims of identity theft at some point. Criminals who have stolen your personal... read more »
By: BadCredit.org Staff • 9/19/14
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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 »
By: Mike Randall • 5/7/14
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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 »
By: Mike Randall • 3/10/14
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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 »
By: Mike Randall • 11/8/13
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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 »
By: Mike Randall • 7/1/13