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My wallet was stolen at a bar. Then my identity theft nightmare began
LA Times via Yahoo Finance· 2 years ago2019 was a pretty exciting year for me. I stole a Tesla. I got into a car accident — a BMW, that...
How effective are credit monitoring services?
NBC News via Yahoo Finance· 8 months agoIt’s an email now familiar to millions of Americans: A company was hit by a cyberattack, resulting in the leak of personal information. To rectify the...
Scary Cyberattacks that Hacked Millions of Users
Cheapism via AOL· 2 years agoflyparade/istockphoto Big data breaches keep providing new reasons for consumers to be wary of forking over their personal information, despite companies...
Can someone open a bank account in your name?
Bankrate via AOL· 2 weeks agoKey takeaways Someone can use your personal information to open a bank account and bounce checks, overdraw the account or store illicitly obtained funds....
Ways your credit card info might be stolen and how to prevent it
Bankrate via Yahoo Finance· 1 year ago10’000 Hours/Getty Images Despite technological innovations making it more difficult to use a stolen...
How to report credit card fraud
Bankrate via Yahoo Finance· 10 months agoThis piece was last updated on July 31, 2023 to reflect current credit card details. If you’ve recently had to deal with credit card fraud, you’re not...
I lost $11,300 to identity fraud. What I learned: Usual safeguards don’t work.
Yahoo Finance· 2 months ago"Looks like someone is trying to take more than $10,000 from us." That's the message my husband...
10 Major Class Action Settlements: Is the Cash Worth Claiming?
GoBankingRates via AOL· 8 months agoIf you bought anything from deodorant to soft drinks in the past several years, you could have...
10 Class-Action Settlements That Could You Get Free Money
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 1 year agoYou hear about class-action lawsuits all the time, like this one filed against Apple (based on a...
Thieves are targeting California's refund cards. Here's what to watch out for
LA Times via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoBe careful when using prepaid debit cards — scammers have found ways to capture card information and...
