Zero Fraud Liability

Posted on Thursday, 29th December 2011 by Archie Norton

Information from ScamBusters:

1. Phishing and Identity Theft. As we said earlier, our biggest concern is the amount of information hackers have shown themselves capable of stealing by breaking into the networks of firms that hold our personal records. We think this will continue to grow, along with persistent attempts to capture our confidential information through phishing tricks via spoof sites, emails and cell phone text messages.
2. Malware. Law enforcement agencies and software companies have been moderately successful in shutting down botnets, used for spamming, and fake anti-virus alerts that trick victims into paying to supposedly secure their PCs. But the scale of the malware industry is phenomenal.

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Posted on Saturday, 17th December 2011 by Archie Norton

Tax time has long been a popular time for identity theft, with forms filled with personal information flying through the U.S. postal system. Some of them come from legitimate taxpayers and some of them come from individuals pretending to be legitimate taxpayers and looking to cash in on ill-begotten refunds. To help individuals who have been victims of this type of identity theft, and to help prevent future crimes, the IRS has instated some new rules for tax year 2011.

Tax returns from past identity theft victims will be red flagged, and extra checks will be put in place automatically to insure that the return is legitimate before it is filed.

Most tax returns will have to be filed electronically so that the computer system can pass them through electronic filters for manual review if anything appears to be suspicious.

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Posted on Sunday, 11th December 2011 by Nate Sawers

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) December 06, 2011

The record-breaking 226 million shoppers that came out in droves Black Friday weekend were certainly welcome to small businesses, but the sales came at a price, says FeeFighters.com, a comparison shopping site for credit card processing services. With increased use of credit cards, smaller retailers will feel the hit of unnecessary credit card processing fees immediately and throughout the holiday season.

It is estimated that small businesses will rack up more than $340 million in unnecessary credit card processing fees over this holiday season. Unlike big box retailers that have the clout to negotiate low credit card processing rates, small business owners get mired in fine print and high fees from credit card processors which can severely hurt their bottom lines.

With 25 to 40% of a retailers annual revenue coming from the holiday season, its absolutely imperative for businesses to save where they can.

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Posted on Sunday, 11th December 2011 by Archie Norton

Q: On Norton’s customer support, if I am having problems is there a charge or is this part of the service?

A: Norton Internet Security 2012 offers customer service as part of their security suite package. And not only do they offer the service, they customize it to your particular software, so that you don’t spend precious time searching their site for an answer.

After you select the software that you need help with, they first offer you personalized assistance via an online chat with their online customer service rep, Nathan. If Nathan can’t help you, there are other features that include common FAQs, a copy of the product manual, customer service forums and other specific categories to help you narrow down your search. In addition, they also have paid professional service that will fix the problem for you, so you don’t have to do any of the work. The

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Posted on Thursday, 8th December 2011 by Nate Sawers

- If you are a homeowner who needs assistance on your mortgage or with the foreclosure process, come to this event to get free HUD foreclosure counseling. Learn your legal rights  during the foreclosure process. Learn how to get a successful loan modification, short sale or mortgage refinance.

Register for Event or for more info: contact LANHS at 888-895-2647

Date of Event: Saturday, December 10th

Time of Event: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Location of Event: 7232 Balboa Blvd. Van Nuys, CA 91406

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Posted on Thursday, 1st December 2011 by Archie Norton

By the AllClearID Team,

Vanessa here with AllClear ID. Check out this site. Seems legitimate and professional, doesn’t it? Now click on any link on that website. You’ll see that it’s a totally fake website – actually created by the Federal Trade Commission – to show how easy it is to get entangled in an internet scam by a so-called online loan company.

We’ve discussed before how those with poor credit are often targets for loan scams, but this website really drives home just how easy it is for a scammer to create a professional-looking website and promise loans to those who’ve had credit issues. And by applying for a bad-credit loan on one of these websites, you make yourself a prime target for identity theft.

Once you enter your personal information on one of these sites it can be used by or sold to anyone, anywhere. Sometimes sit

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