With identity theft on a continued advance upward and noted as the number one white collar crime in America today a popular option is for consumers to shut down (lock) access to their credit reports. This makes it nearly impossible for some criminal intent to reek financial havoc on an individuals well being and the process is known as a security freeze or credit lock.As of the first of November in 2007, all three credit reporting agencies gave consumers in America the ability to limit access to their individual credit reports. Of course unless you are an actual victim of identity theft, the process is not actually free in most states. To put a freeze on your credit report as a simple proactive measure to avoid criminal theft of your information; costs in most states and fees very widely. One would have to go to each of the three credit bureau’s web sites for specific instructions and individual state fees. Additionally, to implement a freeze completely, the process to freeze your credit report has to be done at each agency: all of whom have various methodologies.A credit freeze does provide substantial identity theft protection however, […]
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If you are in need of a copy of your bankruptcy records due to loss from an accident such as a flood or fire or personal negligence, you can find relief in record replacement online. You can contact a bankruptcy record site online to send for a copy of your records online through a search by name, state or social security number. You can get this copy free of charge, though numerous sites charge a fee ranging twenty to thirty dollars per search/copy. These copies can be sent by email or through the U.S. mail. This is all a matter of personal preference.
Since section 107 of the bankruptcy code makes any filing in a bankruptcy case public record, this information is now even more accessible due to technology such as the Internet. This can raise concerns for many people who are worried that their personal bankruptcy record information is available for all to see. With identity theft/ identity fraud in full swing it is easy to see that this concern is a valid one. Privacy and protection methods are said to be in place for this specific purpose. Information such as a debtors name, address, attorney, and case number, filing […]
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Making the very first purchase from a site you’ve just stumbled across can often be a very emotional experience. The excellent copy, hard-hitting benefits, and free demo you loved have compelled you to own this wondrous product.But at the same time something holds you back. It could be a missing privacy policy, an order page that’s not secure, or perhaps the company seems faceless - are these guys reputable or are they located off-shore?It could even be something that just strikes you as unprofessional - bad grammar, an annoying flash presentation, weird fonts, slabs of text on dark background, or broken links.As result, you hold off on your buying decision. How often is your site having this effect on customers? Likely, quite a bit, but like most online retailers you’ll never know when this happens.TRUSTe, the independent online trust authority, and TNS announced the results of their 2005 Holiday Shopping/Online Trust Survey. The results may surprise you. Many internet users simply don’t trust smaller, independent online retailers.According to the study:· While 78 percent of American internet users plan to conduct some shopping online this year, 69 percent of those shoppers will limit their online purchasing because of fears associated with […]
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