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Lionheart Assurance Solutions says learning how to avoid Myspace ID theft scams, frauds and ripoffs is a growing concern among Myspace users and it is of an important concern because it is now one of the #1 ways hackers and online cheats steal Net users’ identity.

How to avoid identity scams and fraud on MySpace and other social networking sites is something that teenagers and young adults should know about before opening their accounts. Many users of the site the world over have complained about impostors making profiles as well as some people building hate sites and stealing pictures or identities. If you want to protect yourself from identity theft and other online crimes committed on MySpace, you should follow the guidelines listed below.

At first, some teenagers believe that having impostors steal their pictures and identities is kind of cool. However, when cyber identity thieves start to use stolen photos and identities to rip-off money from the victim’s friends and family, many realize that knowing how to avoid identity scams and rip-offs on MySpace and other social networking sites is very important. The first thing that people should remember is that once you post something online, anyone can have access to that thing if you are not careful. Thus, teenagers and other Net users should remember not to post their private photos and things that they don’t want other people to see in file sharing and social media sites.

Another important tip on how to avoid identity scams and ripoffs on MySpace and similar sites is to be careful with what you put in your profile. It is important that vital information that can be used to open your personal account, access your credit card and stalk you in your home or school should not be posted online. This means that you should not make your residence address, mobile phone number, social security number, school name, or even your birth date visible on your MySpace account. Teenagers should also not divulge information about their siblings, parents or other data that scam artists and criminals online can use. This will only expand the threat posed to your family and even possibly the complaints of your friends.

Millions of teens and adults use websites such as YouTube to help make known to the public that impostors have taken and used their profiles, names and photos. Although this can probably help clean up your name or reputation, these measures are not very effective in thwarting identity thefts or scams being perpetrated by cyber crooks and criminals. So, always make sure that you are on the safe side – away from the rip-offs.

Calls looking for money came from fraudster, not police, department warns
Delta police are warning the public about a recent case of attempted telephone fraud. On Monday, a Ladner resident received a call from a man who claimed he was collecting donations for the Delta police department.

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Ameren warns of identity theft by criminals posing as utility workers
Officials from Ameren Illinois issued a warning on Thursday about con artists who may be attempting to steal identities and defraud customers. Ameren spokesman Leigh Morris said his company has received more than a dozen complaints in the last two weeks from throughout downstate Illinois, with the latest happening Thursday in the metro-East area near St. Louis. read more

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IMF warns ‘urgent’ fiscal risks will hit growth: report
WASHINGTON : The International Monetary Fund on Friday warned developed nations they face an ‘urgent’ need to rein in budget deficits or risk stymied growth. As Europe continues to be gripped by a debt crisis that has rippled out from Greece across the ….

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KSP Warns Against “Phishing” Phone Calls
State Police are encouraging citizens of Boyd, Carter, Greenup and Lawrence Counties in Kentucky to be aware of these scams and not give out information.

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Debt Settlement Company Report Warns of Credit Card Company Fee Schemes Spiting New Credit Card Act
Although the 2010 Credit Card Act is aimed to protect against unfair credit card billing practices, a report by Debt Free League, provider of the National Debt Relief Stimulus Plan indicates that to offset the loss of profits, credit card companies crafted schemes, hitting cardholders’ accounts with new fees and increased interest rates. Defiantly, the company offers a debt settlement solution.

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Can you win millions by answering the phone? Local man warns others of scam, says he was promised $10 million
SHELBY — In the last week, Jesse Hartley has won about $10 million. The first phone call Hartley received told him he had won $4.5 million. Days later, he received another call that told he won $5.5 million. “The last few days I’m $10…

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Bank of Canada warns on intervention
Ottawa — The Bank of Canada will maintain some of the emergency lending programs that helped keep markets humming during the worst days of the financial crisis, but investors shouldn’t interpret that as an open-ended “willingness to intervene” on institutions’ behalf in normal times, a deputy governor said Wednesday.

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UTMB warns 1,200 of identity theft threat
GALVESTON UTMB has notified 1,200 patients that sensitive information about them had been available to a woman charged with identity theft.

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