That ID theft protection commercial

Not going to mention their name, since I’m not sure they deserve the little free publicity I could provide… but here’s one to think about: In their commercial, they feature a cop who’s identity had been stolen by a fellow cop. He mentions that he noticed something on a credit card bill that he didn’t …

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Mastercard’s Fraud Detection Service

I had an “anonymous” call registered on my phone today… the sort I normally ignore. I listened to the message before deleting it – it claimed to be from my credit-card issuing bank – and promptly forgot about it. When I got home, I had an email from the same bank. That one I read… …

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Free Credit Report (no, really!)

You’ve seen the commercials… “sign up for our service and get your free credit report now!” You’ve probably also heard that the three major credit reporting agencies (Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion) are required by the Federal Trade Commission to provide you a copy of your report every year, for free. Do you know that the …

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