by Tom Ahearn
2/24/2009 9:44:00 AM
A recent independent report produced by Javelin Strategy & Research found a surprisingly wide gender gap in identity theft, as women were 26 percent more likely to be victims of fraud than men in the past year. The 2009 Identity Fraud Survey Report also revealed that the overall number of identity theft and fraud victims has increased 22 percent to nearly 9.9 million adults in the United States.
Now in its fifth consecutive year, the comprehensive survey is the nation’s longest...
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by Blake Forrester
2/17/2009 1:57:00 PM
Consumer Costs Fell Sharply by 31 Percent; Women 26 Percent More Likely To Suffer Fraud than Men
The 2009 Identity Fraud Survey Report released by Javelin Strategy & Research confirms that the number of identity fraud victims has increased 22 percent to 9.9 million adults in the United States, while the total annual fraud amount only increased slightly by seven percent to $48 billion over the past year. The report found detection and resolution efforts are working well – consum...
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by Tom Ahearn
2/16/2009 4:53:00 PM
Background checks have been performed on prospective employees by employers for years. However, the act of these jobseekers requesting “personal” background checks on themselves in order to enhance their employment opportunities is a recent development.
Jobseekers requesting personal background checks are a growing market that is rapidly gaining popularity and a great deal of momentum. Why? Because there are more jobseekers than ever now and the competition for employment is ...
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by Tom Ahearn
2/9/2009 3:47:00 PM
Over the past two years, MySpace.com has barred 90,000 users that it has identified as registered sex offenders from their social networking site through background checks, the company recently revealed to authorities. The shocking number of sex offenders – people found guilty of sex crimes and ordered to register with law enforcement officials – was 40,000 more than MySpace had previously acknowledged. In 2007, some 29,000 sex offenders were blocked from MySpace with background ch...
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by Tom Ahearn
2/3/2009 3:35:00 PM
MyBackgroundCheck.com – an exclusive background screening vendor to several national volunteer organizations and member of the Pre-Employ.com Family of Companies – hosted a complimentary webinar “Preventing the Unthinkable: An Integrated Approach to Protecting Campers and Staff” on January 27, 2009.
Participants in the webinar learned how MyBackgroundCheck.com developed a comprehensive Volunteer Tracking System (VTS) to meet the specific requirements for volunteer...
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