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ITRC Fact Sheet 119

Posted in: Prevention Tips, Scams
Direct Connections to the Internet - Protecting Yourself and Your Information Against Intruders

Scam Alert! Southern California Residents

Posted in: Press Releases, Specific Scam Alerts

Victims and Residents Must Be Alert to Potential Scams. The Identity Theft Resource Center, a San Diego based organization, wishes to alert the public of several potential identity theft-related situations that might arise from the catastrophic fires raging throughout Southern California.  The ITRC recognizes the significant impact these on-going fires have made within the San Diego community-at-large.  Our thoughts and best wishes go out to all friends and neighbors throughout Southern California. 


Ohio State Data Breach

Posted in: Scams and Consumer Alerts
Ohio State Data Breach - Consumer Notice

Caution: Facebook Quizzes

Posted in: Identity Theft News, Scams and Consumer Alerts
The ITRC strongly recommends that you do not participate in the ever-present personality quizzes circulating on social networking sites. According to the Northern California Chapter of the ACLU, users taking quizzes are revealing far too much information. full story

ITRC Fact Sheet 121

Posted in: Prevention Tips, Scams
Identity Theft Prevention Tips for Job Seekers

ITRC Solution 13

Posted in: Prevention Tips, Scams
How do I protect my information on the Internet?

Solution 18 - Potential Scam Victim

Posted in: Scams

Potential Scam Victim


FTC.gov Let's Say Goodbye to Phone Fraud

Posted in: Other Resources, Resources and Other Scam Alerts

From FTC.gov
" Explains how to recognize and report phone fraud and encourages consumers to register their number in the National Do Not Call Registry."


Examples of Scam-Job Scam that appears to be from Hong Kong

Posted in: Examples of Scams
The Nigerian Scam, in which someone asks for help in transferring money, is now "coming" from countries in Asia.  Any email asking for you to help to move money, reship packages, or collect money for a company or person anywhere in the world should be considered a scam.

Examples of Scams - ATM Card and Pin Code Capture

Posted in: Examples of Scams
Actual survelance footage show how your ATM card and pin code can be captured illegally from an ATM.

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