Thursday, June 10, 2010

Health Care Law Scams

State insurance commissioners and attorney generals are warning consumers about a new wave of scams that are exploiting uncertanties about the new health care laws. Scam artits may call, email or show up at your door saying that under the new law you must have health insurance or got to jail.

This is not true. Never signup for an insurance policy without calling you state insurance department to findout if the policy is legitimate and the seller is liscensed. Never give out your credit card number or social security number to anyone you don't know.

Tuesday, June 01, 2010

The Dangers of Using a Debit Card

Well summer is here and there will be lots of travel and the thieves wil be hard at work for your vaction dollars so please be aware.

Consumers need to be particularly careful during vacation season because identity thieves come out in droves. That makes it pivotal that consumers keep their debit cards on ice, said Beth Givens, director of the Privacy Rights Clearing House and one of the nation's foremost experts on keeping your private information private

Cebit Card Dangers