17th November 2006
Wow. You two really click when you're together. So to her it's only natural that you finally meet her friends.
"Great, can't wait", you tell her as you break into a cold sweat. You check your calendar in the hopes you have a dentist appointment that w...
26th October 2006
With online dating, it seems that no one needs to be alone anymore. Everybody is bound to find the right man or woman through the help of online dating services. Best of all, online dating provides additional services that no other services can provide; a...
23rd October 2006
It’s that time of year.
This is when we all start getting those emails that want to steal our secret codes and passwords. You know the ones: “Your Account Is About To Be Closed,” “There’s A Block On Your Account,”, “Congratulations – Y...
01st September 2006
It takes money to make money. That statement is pretty much a universal truth Here's another truth that applies to the internet. To make money from your website you must have a steady flow of website traffic. No visitors, no income. This has been the down...
21st August 2006
Sure you want to impress your date but for crying out loud you don't want to take out a government loan to do it. No
problem. With a little creativity, going on a date can be inexpensive and still a lot of fun.
Like what? Well
The Theater
Most...
05th August 2006
Have you received one yet? You know. The email directing you to visit a familiar website where for some odd reason you're being asked to update your personal information? The website asks you to verify your passwords, credit card numbers, social security...
26th July 2006
Tom Nelson retired from the military almost twenty years ago. In that time, Nelson has spent many years living and working overseas. "If my VA ID is fraudulently used by someone in the States, one: it could take me months to find out the theft has occurre...
20th July 2006
Viral Marketing also known as Viral Advertising is a marketing technique used to build the public awareness of one's product or company.
Companies ride on the idea that if people like a good movie, funny story etc, they will pass it on to their frien...
16th July 2006
Not too long ago, a friend of mine mentioned that one of his coworkers recently recovered his stolen identity. I asked how long the process took. "Only two years" he replied.
Compared to my business partner's six year nightmare "only" maybe appropriate...
08th June 2006
What makes identity theft the epidemic it has become? The fact that half of all victims know the person that committed the theft according to the Better Business Bureau's 2005 Fraud Survey.
Watch out for these red flags
1. Resentment
I worked for...
08th June 2006
I received an e-mail message from "Paypal" not to long ago. The e-mail stated that PayPal needed me to update and verify my security information for their database. I didn't. One of the sentences in the e-mail read:
"Complete the necessary verificatio...
20th May 2006
"I got bad credit, I'm not worried"
"It happened to a friend of a friend"
"I've got other priorities now"
"All it takes is guarding your Social Security number"
"I can trust the people around me"
These quotes are all too common regarding i...
19th August 2005
Identity Theft: They Got Him
His hard earned money? Gone. Creditors on his back everyday. The cops knocking on his door. His family strained to the breaking point. He didn't do anything wrong but my business partner's life got turned upside down afew y...
05th August 2005
by Daryl Campbell
You'll never hear the end of it if you decide to press charges. And besides you're not even sure you really want to do that. They might pay you back the money. Not. The burden is on you to sort this mess out and the worst part is onc...
