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Identity theft is a term used to refer to fraud that involves pretending to be someone else in order to steal money or get other benefits. The term is relatively new and is actually a misnomer, since it is not inherently possible to steal an identity, only to use it. The person whose identity is used can suffer various consequences when he is held responsible for the perpetrator’s actions. In many countries specific laws make it a crime to use another person’s identity for personal gain.

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The cost of health care keeps going up at several times the rate of inflation, and health insurance premiums are rising to meet these escalating costs. In response, smart business owners and individuals are shopping for quality insurance at an affordable price. Unfortunately, while searching for affordable options, some employers and individuals have purchased “coverage” from certain entities that are not authorized by state insurance departments to sell this coverage. (more…)

Check fraud or cashier’s check fraud is a very profitable source of money for hackers. Let me to present this method to you. First, the hackers send thousands of e-mails with a job offer at their fake company. The e-mail shows like a legitimate job offer (which isn’t ) to a out-US company (like Spain, UK, Italy ) and it appears to be send by some of the biggest sites of jobs in US (which is also false). If you fall for this you will reply to them. After that, they will send  you a contract where it is explained with good and chosen words what you need to do for the company. (more…)

Credit card fraud is the biggest and the most widespread off all kind of frauds. In general, the people who need this type of information (your credit card information or your banking account information), are well trained to steal. The credit card information is stolen from you through fake e-mails that redirect you to scams and fake websites. The e-mails you’ll get will be “pretty legitimate” like: from your bank, PayPal, eBay or any financial institution. If the e-mail asks for your personal information through a “legitimate site” be sure that is scam. In the following word I will show you some tips how the avoid credit card fraud.
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E-mail fraud, in my opinion represents more then 50% of all the online fraud. This type of fraud involves scams, spoofing, lotteries, phishing, credit card fraud, escrow fraud, dhl/ups fraud, employment/business opportunities, investment fraud, reshipping, action fraud and many more or undiscovered tips. All have the same purpose: IDENTITY THEFT. (more…)

We can report fraud easily, but the question is where and how.

We can report fraud offline and online.

If you notice a fraud/scam or you have been the victim you can report it to the following places: (more…)