by Nanette Duffey | Oct 19, 2021 | Identity Theft, Insights, Technology
Buckle up for a quick ride onto the mobile payment superhighway. At one time, making payments was confined to writing paper checks or credit card swipes. Like consumer space flight, a new reality is here with the introduction of numerous new payment formats, including...
by Nanette Duffey | Oct 12, 2021 | Identity Theft, Insights, Technology
October is Cyber Security Month, and protecting your identity online is of utmost importance. If you don’t know where to begin, we’re here to help you. For the month of October, we’ll post tips to educate you and offer specific steps you can take to protect your...
by Nanette Duffey | Aug 16, 2021 | Credit Reports and Scores, Identity Theft, Insights
You might be surprised to learn how many people confuse a credit report with a credit score and vice versa. However, your credit report and your credit score are not interchangeable. Over the next three weeks, we’ll talk about your credit report, your credit score,...
by Nanette Duffey | Aug 2, 2021 | Credit Reports and Scores, Identity Theft, Insights
Protecting your finances from fraud should be on the top of your list for keeping grubby hands out of your financial cookie jar. Staying one step ahead of anyone who might try to steal your identity or make a fraudulent transaction on one of your credit cards is not...
by Nanette Duffey | Apr 12, 2018 | Identity Theft, Insights
Did you know tax time is when many people learn they’re a victim of identity theft? It’s only discovered after they file taxes and they get a notification from the IRS telling them they’ve already filed their return (when they know they hadn’t filed yet). Or, because...
by Organized Instincts | Feb 1, 2018 | Identity Theft, Insights
Junk mail. The paper equivalent of telemarketers: unwanted, often unsolicited, and definitely annoying. When you’re at the point where you spend so much time sifting through catalogs and credit card offers and donation requests that you miss the one or two...
