Continuing with our thread from last week, we finish off our focus on the top scams to be wary of in 2011. Last week we addressed job hunt lures, debt solutions, not-so-free trial offers, time share resellers, and work from home secrets. This week we urge you to be wary of: Itinerant home repairers and […]
Especially in these tough economic times, the Better Business Bureau warns Americans to be wary of these top scams. We’ll hit the a few this week and finish off the list next week: Job hunt lures. These days all the talk is about JOBS, JOBS, JOBS! Unfortunately, further complicating the underemployment situation are scams targeting […]
Effective December 31, 2010, the Red Flags Rule requires organizations extending payment terms to customers and that have personal information on file to: 1-Create written “Program” that identifies where personal customer information is vulnerable to unauthorized access ro where the organization is vulnerable to ID Theft. 2-Institute precautions that address those ID Theft vulnerabilities and […]
One of the best surprises we have experienced since starting HV Shred just over 3 years ago has been the enthusiastic thank you’s we have received from clients ecstatic to have had our help to clean out their paperwork in a simple, secure and quick way. Because we needed the service for ourselves, we knew our service […]
Here are some quick tips that are good all year long for protecting your identity while shopping. ONLINE SHOPPING Make sure you have a secure connection before sending private information (https not http on the address bar) Use a credit card instead of a debit card for better protection. Print out receipts so you have […]
It was with great pleasure this past Wednesday that we read the news about the consolidation of the Dutchess Regional and Greater Southern Dutchess Chambers of Commerce. As a member of both since the inception of HV Shred over 3 years ago, we are thrilled to see the two chambers join forces to create an even […]
A recent article by Paul Coleman, vice president of compliance at International Banking Group, is a good refresher of how to steer clear of identity theft—particularly in a bad economy that brings out the criminal in otherwise honest people. Coleman has more than 40 years experience in the banking industry. He is a professionally qualified […]
With the holiday season fast upon us, we felt it timely to review on-line safety measures: Install a firewall to protect your information. A firewall can be thought of as a traffic cop: it blocks traffic or permits traffic. A firewall, when used properly, can prevent access by unauthorized external attempts to connect to your […]
Summary: In 1988, the US Supreme Court ruled in the California v. Greenwood case that garbage is public domain. The case involved the police departments search of a drug dealers trash. They found enough drug paraphernalia to issue a warrant for his arrest and eventual conviction. Although Greenwoods attorney appealed that the search violated his…
The ID Theft Resource center recently released its overview of trends in identity theft for 2010. The following are areas to be wary as ID thieves get more and more creative: Increasing unemployment makes jobless vulnerable to job listing scams Otherwise honest people with maxed credit cards will turn criminal for quick cash–maybe using phony…