Category: Identity Theft

With the number of lawsuits against businesses increasing each year, business owners need to be prepared to handle potential problems as they arise.

A new discount plan from GMAC Insurance gives a discount on premiums to drivers of General Motors vehicles with the OnStar service if they let the insurer track the number of miles they drive.

Identity Theft Protection is undoubtedly important. However, many consumers have wondered whether Credit Monitoring services offered by Third Parties are worth the cost. Most times, such cost varies anywhere between $8 and $15 per month, depending on provider, and type of service.

Over the next ten years, Dahlstrom was told he had crashed a rental car, run up a host of unpaid parking tickets, and was involved in a hit-and-run accident.
Just this last year, Dahlstrom received word from his local police department that there was a warrant for his arrest in California.

Five years ago you may not yet have heard of Identity Theft. Two years ago Citibank had you laughing about it. One may think that ID Theft is only about credit cards. And if it happens to you they will make it right. Right? In many cases, wrong.

The FBI has called it “The fastest growing crime in America.” Close to 10 million Americans every year are victimized by it and the costs are estimated at 50 billion dollars annually. Many criminals get off easy while the victims spend years working to restore their damaged credit reports and reputations. Worse yet, there seems to be no end in sight.

WASHINGTON — If you haven’t filed your tax return yet, the Internal Revenue Service wants to make sure you don’t risk identity theft as you try to meet the deadline.