Have you seen ads like this on the internet and wondered if they’re for real?

Well, they’re for real, but I don’t advise signing up for this kind of deal. Here’s why…

When you see any “free” offer, you should be very careful. Very few things are really free. You should ask yourself these kinds of questions:

» Read the rest of the entry - Are Free iPod Offers a Scam?

Fidelity Investments lost a laptop that had sensitive employee information for 196,000 current and former HP employees. The employes were told this week that they are at risk for identity theft and that they should take steps to protect themselves.

Here’s part of the email that went out to HP employees:

» Read the rest of the entry - HP Employees Suffer Data Exposure

To shred or to tear: that is the question. Robert Cockerham of cockeyed.com decided to put the matter to a test. His test subject? A newly received Chase Mastercard pre-approved application.

» Read the rest of the entry - Think Tearing Up Your Mail is Enough? It’s Not…

Think only the uneducated can be caught in a criminal’s web? Hardly…

This is the sad story of “The Doctor” and “The General.” The doctor, in this case, is an internationally recognized psychiatrist, 89 year-old Dr. Louis A. Gottschalk. The general is a anonymous figure Dr. Gottschalk met in Nigeria known only as “The General.”

According to papers filed by his son, Dr. Gottschalk has been a ten year victim of a Nigerian Advanced Fee Scam, losing up to $3,000,000. Like the last victim we talked about, Dr. Gottschalk is also accused of destroying bank records in order to hide the crime. Understandably, his son is trying to wrest control of the family partnership before more money is lost to the criminals.

» Read the rest of the entry - Orange County, CA Doctor Scammed for $3 Million