Dr. Alexis on Security
Identity Theft and COVID-19
According to the FTC’s “Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book” the most common categories for fraud complaints last year were imposter scams, debt collection and identity theft. Credit card fraud was most prevalent in identity...
Trends: Personal Identity Theft
The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) predicts that during the next 12 months identity theft protection services will primarily focus on data breaches, data abuse and data privacy. ITRC also predicts that consumers will...
Seniors Lose 3B Annually Due to Scams
Seniors lose an estimated $2.9 billion annually from financial exploitation, according to the Senate Special Committee on Aging. Impersonating the IRS was the No. 1 scam targeting seniors in 2019. More than 1,500 seniors across the country...
Be in The Know: Helpful Security Terms
The better consumers understand identity theft, the more equipped they are to protect themselves. The identity theft glossary below is regularly updated to include the most recent identity theft terms that are in the news.
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BEWARE: Romance Scams
Millions of people turn to online dating apps or social networking sites to meet someone. But instead of finding romance, many find a scammer trying to trick them into sending money. In 2019, people...
