Author RSSThey Probably Don't Like You. Meet Her Friends and Survive!
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...
Are You Being Conned?
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...
5 Tips For Identity Theft Protection
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 - You've Won The Lo...
Baby, Can I Afford You? Dating On The Thrift.
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...
Identity Theft: Phishing in Dangerous Water
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...
Identity Theft: The G.I. Blues
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...
Go Viral! Marketing That Is.
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...
Do You Know an Identity Thief?
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...
ID Theft:Count The Ways
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...
Identity Theft: It Won't Happen To Me
"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 id...
Identity Theft: They Got Him
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...
Identity Theft: Oh No. Not Them
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 once a ...