Identity Theft Online

Protect Yourself on Facebook Farmville, Mafia Wars and Zoo World

If you’re on Facebook, love them or hate them, you’ve likely heard of games like Farmville, Mafia Wars and Zoo World. If not, your kids have heard of them. These mini versions of simulators are all applications that are used by a whole lot of people – think tens of millions. If you use these applications, you may have found that there is something a little shady going on. According to blogger Deb Manzella, if you’ve tried to log in recently, you’ve probably noticed that you can’t play the games unless you agree to provide the application with your email address.

These “Ville” applications are not the only ones that capture personal information. In fact, before

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Scammer Tricks Woman with Bait and Switch

As far back as I can remember I would often be approached in parking lots by someone in a van who was trying to sell me home stereo speakers. The speakers were always from a retailer’s loading dock or from trucks that had extra unaccounted inventory. And today was my lucky day.  The ruse was when you got the speakers loaded into your trunk, you were generally getting them in their new box. But the box just had pieces of wood.  Anyone thinking they were getting a deal, was just getting firewood. This is classic bait and switch.  Be more aware of these scams and protect yourself from them.

A twist on this scam happening all over is with laptops. The

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Q: I am interested in having Yahoo! host my website. I am currently using Homestead, or Intuit. Can you advise me?

Q: I am interested in having yahoo host my website.  I am currently using Homestead, or Intuit. Can you advise me?

A: We think Yahoo! is a great choice for web hosting. If you’re coming from Intuit, you’ll be right at home with the interface. We were generally unimpressed with Intuit’s web hosting, finding it expensive and lacking in features. Depending on the Intuit plan you’ve been on, you could save 50% on your hosting costs. Here are two things to keep in mind as you consider making the change:

1) Transferring your domain: If you keep your same domain, you’ll have to move it over to Yahoo!

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You Have To Make It Hard For Identity Thieves

You don’t have to be some sophisticated mastermind to be an identity thief. One of the reasons there are about 10 million identity theft victims each year in the United States alone is because people make it easy for thieves to get their information. The worst offenders: people 18 to 24, who, according to Javelin Research, do the least to protect themselves and take the longest to notice when someone compromises their credit. Identity thieves love people who don’t check their credit, especially after they’ve been victimized. It lets them continue to use their accounts with impunity.

The CEO of Lifelock, Todd Davis, told Channel 3 News in Arizona, ““The criminals, if they were willing to work hard, they’d be productive members of society. The reality

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