Guardian advises seniors to beware of scam
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- Guardian advises seniors to beware of scam
- Fraudsters hit TK Maxx in ‘world’s biggest card scam’
- Competition Bureau Canada: Your Bogus Cheque is in the Mail
- Passwords – Friend or Foe?
- Watford at centre of ‘world’s biggest’ card scam
Guardian advises seniors to beware of scam
Battle Creek Enquirer – Mar 30, 2007
com”;Guardian advises seniors to beware of scam | battlecreekenquirer. com | The Enquirer. Be careful of people who call or visit claiming to be from Social Security or Medicare according to Guardian Finance and Advocacy Services. battlecreekenquirer… “In this age of identity theft you can’t be too careful” said Jackie De Haan Guardian’s executive director. “Never give anyone your social security number bank account information credit card information and so forth without being absolutely sure who they are and why they need it. “”When you suspect fraud hang up the phone and call the police or another appropriate agency” is Guardian’s advice. Formerly known as Guardian Inc. the nonprofit’s mission is to provide help to persons with limited opportunities skills and other vulnerabilities. They promote independence and economic self-sufficiency using available community resources. Information about other Guardian services can be obtained from Pat Fosdick (269) 963-3253.
Fraudsters hit TK Maxx in ‘world’s biggest card scam’
MSN Money UK – Mar 30, 2007
Change your security information immediately if you suspect anyone else may have gained access to it. Be wary of unknown callers. Why are telephone canvassers calling you? Never give any details to an unknown caller who can?t prove their identity even if they do claim to be from your bank. Politely offer to call them back if you have any suspicions. When moving inform all the organisations you have dealings with of your change in address. Use a Royal Mail re-direct for at least a year to make sure all post is forwarded to your new address.
Competition Bureau Canada: Your Bogus Cheque is in the Mail
ccnmatthews.com – Mar 30, 2007
- If you receive a letter from a lottery corporation which states that you are required to cash an enclosed cheque to pay the tax and clearance fees in order to receive your prize chances are it’s a scam. Legitimate lottery and sweepstakes administrators never charge fees to deliver your prize. Furthermore how can you win if you’ve never entered a contest?New scams are being invented daily. Scam artists are up-to-date and well-organized. They use the latest trends and sophisticated techniques; they have limitless imagination. If deals like these sound too good to be true they probably are. Hang up the phone do not respond to questionable contests by mail shred unwanted personal documents and call PhoneBusters the Canadian Anti-Fraud Call Centre at 1-888-495-8501… They use the latest trends and sophisticated techniques; they have limitless imagination. If deals like these sound too good to be true they probably are. Hang up the phone do not respond to questionable contests by mail shred unwanted personal documents and call PhoneBusters the Canadian Anti-Fraud Call Centre at 1-888-495-8501. PhoneBusters gathers evidence identifies new trends and alerts law enforcement in Canada and abroad. By reporting you can prevent others from becoming victims and help put an end to fraud. It is illegal under the Competition Act to send out mail solicitations that contain false or misleading representations. If you feel that you have been mislead by a mail solicitation or would like more information on the application of the Competition Act contact the Competition Bureau at 1-800-348-5358 or visit the Web site at.
Passwords – Friend or Foe?
nline Recruitment – Mar 30, 2007
The result is an enhanced level of security but the technique isn’t without its limitations. Citibank for example uses a two-factor system in the US but it was successfully attacked by fraudsters in summer 2006 [2]. They used a particularly sophisticated form of ‘phishing’ a scam in which emails are sent asking people to visit websites to update details such as user names and passwords. The problem is that the websites are fakes. Customers who thought they were logging in to the real website at the bank’s request were actually giving their login details to criminals. Such scams are increasingly commonplace and have made it urgent for organisations to find a way to convince the public that the websites they are accessing are genuine. Evolving riskne of the challenges is to find a way of doing this that delivers acceptable security is easy to use and is of acceptable cost to the organisation and its customers… They also look at the amount being charged and the store’s location to be sure these details fit with what’s normal. If they aren’t additional checks are made. Phone companies BT among them apply similar checks to customers’ calls. Have they suddenly started making more calls or started calling premium-rate numbers for long periods? Anything suspicious prompts a call to the customer to make sure all is well. BT plans to build on such multi-layered approaches as it deploys its new £10bn 21st Century Network (see panel). The network will include an evolving set of services that allow both BT and other organisations to create multi-layered defences against criminal activity based on perceived risk. Still in development the idea is to capture and use for security purposes the sorts of data that people disclose as they access online services where they are connected to the network which computer and web browser they are using and so on.
Watford at centre of ‘world’s biggest’ card scam
This is Local London – Mar 30, 2007
Ms Meyrowitz added: “Since we learned of the probability of a breach in mid-December 2006 we have cooperated with law enforcement as well as with the banks and credit card companies that processour customer transactions” she said. “With the help of computer security experts we have strengthened the security of our computer systems and we believe customers should feel safe shopping in our stores. Customers in the UK should telephone the help line on 0800 779015.
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