Get Peace of Mind with ProtectMyID
Posted: November 25, 2016
A recent study found that fraudsters stole $16 billion from 12.7 million U.S. consumers last year. With a new identity fraud victim every two seconds, there is still significant risk to consumers, particularly students. Encouragingly, new account fraud – when someone opens an account in your name that you are not aware of – hit a record low in 2014, but continues to be one...
Is My Student's Personal Information Protected?
Posted: July 15, 2016
Who better to impersonate than someone who has no reason to check his or her credit report? That’s why 500,000 children under age 18 are victims of identity theft each year. Because parents are repeatedly asked to share their children’s personal information as they grow up, it’s easy for parents to expose kids to fraud without realizing it. College students, too, are at a high...
Protecting Your Identity During the Holidays
Posted: November 17, 2015
There’s no bustling through crowds with online shopping, but making purchases over the Internet may increase the risk of identity theft. A disproportionate number of scams, fraud, and identity theft-related incidents occur during the holiday rush. As the shopping season continues, make sure personal information remains just that – personal – with these safety tips from Identity Theft 911® and Grinnell Mutual. Shopping online safety...