by Blake Forrester
10/28/2009 3:38:00 PM
from CareerAdvicePlus.com
When you know you are going to be on the job market, take the following steps to reduce the chances that you and/or the potential employer will be "surprised" by information found in the background check process:
Order a copy of your credit report. If there is something you do not recognize or that you disagree with, dispute the information with the creditor and/or credit bureau before you have to explain it to the interviewer. Anot...
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by Tom Ahearn
10/28/2009 12:16:00 PM
While many types of identity theft cases have been duly reported on this website, a unique story from New Hampshire tells of an identity thief who allegedly committed identity theft while awaiting sentencing on a conviction for identity theft.
According to SeaCoastOnline.com, Ramie Marston, 40, who was waiting to be sentenced for stealing her nanny's identity to make over $60,000 in fraudulent purchases, allegedly committed identity theft using a businessman's credit card, checks...
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by Tom Ahearn
10/26/2009 10:30:00 AM
The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning jobseekers to be cautious during their search for employment and to watch out for background check scams, phishing attacks, and identity theft.
According to the BBB, with the national unemployment rate close to 10 percent, and 13 states experiencing unemployment rates in the double-digits, the threat of identity theft, phishing, and background check scams targeting job seekers is rising with unemployment rates because scammers are out to ...
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by Tom Ahearn
10/21/2009 11:16:00 AM
A story on CNN.com – "Facebook, Twitter users beware: Crooks are a mouse click away" – warns users of Facebook, Twitter, and other popular social networking sites that they could be victims of identity theft if they keep providing personal information to identity thieves.
According to CNN, since 2006 nearly 3,200 account hijacking cases – a type of identity theft – have been reported to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), a partnership between the...
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by Tom Ahearn
10/19/2009 11:49:00 AM
Just in time for the “National Protect Your Identity Week” (PYIW), October 17 to 24, a new survey from Gallup shows two out of three Americans worry about identity theft.
According to Gallup's Crime survey, identity theft is the top-ranked crime concern of Americans, with two-thirds (66 percent) of U.S. adults saying that they worry “frequently” or “occasionally” about being victims of identity theft, the only crime a majority of Americans worry abo...
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