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Unfortunately, you don’t have many options that’ll get results without spending more money than you’ve lost.One option might be Small Claims Court. Check about filing fees in your area.All the credit card company will do is handle the refund to the mischarged person. They won’t likely pursue the fraudster in this chase for what, to them, is a small amount.You may be able to file the charge on your business insurance as a theft. And you may be able to report it on your taxes as a theft or bad debt; check with your accountant.

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Three ID Theft Protection Programs Reviewed

Article by Glyn Norman

In the marketplace for ID Theft Protection, three companies are taking the lead. Invisus Direct, Wells Fargo and PrePaid Legal/Kroll, Inc. On the surface, all three companies seem to offer an almost identical product, but beneath the surface, significant differences emerge.

Invisus Direct primarily offers protection against online ID theft, through securing your computer with software which protects you from such predators, and insures you against ID Theft even if it happens in the offline world. If you already have strong PC protection from another software vendor, like McAfee or Norton, or you own a Mac, you may not need the protection that Invisus offers for around .99 per month, per computer.

Wells Fargo offers ID Theft protection, with ,000 in ID Theft insurance to cover the costs of restoring your identity if it is stolen. Like Invisus, the usual suspects are monitored, such as your credit reports etc.

PrePaid Legal/Kroll, Inc. offers ID Theft protection that monitors your credit report, the use of your Drivers’ License #, your medical records, and your Social Security #. The subscription costs .95 per month, but here is where PrePaid Legal/Kroll, Inc., differs from the other two programs.

With Invisus and Wells Fargo, if your identity is stolen, they provide you with a do-it-yourself pack, which contains form letters that you have to send to every financial organization with whom you have dealings, explaining the theft and attempting to remedy the situation. On average, the amount of time this takes is 600 hours. PrePaid Legal/Kroll have a different solution. You sign over a Limited Power of Attorney to them, and THEY spend the 600 hours sorting out the mess.

From my perspective, this tips the balance in favor of PrePaid Legal/Kroll, Inc., though if computer security is your primary concern, you might also consider Invisus.

About the Author

Glyn Norman has been marketing online since 2006 and protects himself and his family with PrePaid Legal and ID Shield. Details of the plans can be found here: http://www.officialidguard.com/ and details of the Business Opportunity marketing such plans, can be found here: http://glyn.buildlastingsuccess.com/

What Can You Do to Protect Yourself? Explains the steps you can take to protect yourself from identity theft. Identity theft is a serious crime. It occurs when your personal information is stolen and used without your knowledge to commit fraud or other crimes. Identity theft can cost you time and money. It can destroy your credit and ruin your good name. Deter identity thieves by safeguarding your information. ■ Shred financial documents and paperwork with personal information before you discard them. ■ Protect your Social Security number. Don’t carry your Social Security card in your wallet or write your Social Security number on a check. Give it out only if absolutely necessary or ask to use another identifier. ■ Don’t give out personal information on the phone, through the mail, or over the Internet unless you know who you are dealing with. ■ Never click on links sent in unsolicited emails; instead, type in a web address you know. Use firewalls, anti-spyware, and anti-virus software to protect your home computer; keep them up-to-date. Visit OnGuardOnline.gov for more information. ■ Don’t use an obvious password like your birth date, your mother’s maiden name, or the last four digits of your Social Security number. ■ Keep your personal information in a secure place at home, especially if you have roommates, employ outside help, or are having work done in your house. Defend against ID theft as soon as you suspect it. ■ Place a “Fraud Alert” on your credit reports …
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Miami, FL (PRWEB) April 11, 2012

In this increasingly complex, computer-savvy world, many seniors need help protecting themselves and safeguarding their interests, both on-line and in the community. They must learn how to avoid fraud, identity theft and abuse and how to cope with the often bewildering requirements of health insurers and Medicare. Helping seniors stay safe is the focus of Plaza Health Network’s Health Care Café on Monday, April 16th.

“Older people are often seen as vulnerable,” says Dr. William Zubkoff, president and CEO, Plaza Health Network. “They are all too often targeted by society’s predators. Fortunately, seniors tin learn strategies to protect themselves and avoid becoming victims. At the Health Care Café, our experts will discuss ways seniors tin cut risk and keep themselves and their families from harm.”

At the upcoming Plaza Health Care Café, seniors will get expert advice on senior safety from Frederic A. Kerstein, Esq., Assistant State Attorney, Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office and Sandra Colon Ferrer, Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Outreach Consultant. The two speakers will review effective ways for seniors to protect themselves from abuse and exploitation. They will give straightforward advice about avoiding telephone and computer scams, staying safe in their home, and even dealing with the complexities of Medicare and Medicare fraud.

“Staying safe can be especially challenging for seniors,” says Ilene Zweig, Vice President Development & Communications, Hebrew Homes Foundation and event organizer. “Our Health Care Café will give seniors the opportunity to hear experts discuss ways to protect themselves, get answers to their questions and share their concerns and experiences with their peers.”

The April 16 Health Care Café is the latest in a series of educational events presented by Plaza Health Network as a service to the senior members of the community. “Older citizens have unique and important safety concerns,” says Dr. Zubkoff. “They need answers, but reliable information is not always easy to come by. We’re here to fill that gap, and help seniors in our community find safe, healthy solutions which will work for them.”

The Plaza Health Care Café on senior safety is open to all. Admission is free. The Café kicks off at 12:30 p.m, Monday, April16at Michael Ann Russell Jewish Community Center, Sanford L. Ziff Campus, 18900 NE 25th Avenue, North Miami Beach. Anyone wishing to attend is asked to RSVP to Ilene Zweig at 305-917-0406 or by email izweig(at)hebrewhomes(dot)org. For more information on this and other upcoming Heath Care Cafes, please visit: http://www.plazahealth.org/HCC.

About Plaza Health Network
What began in 1954 as a 12-bed recovering internal for WWII veterans and Jewish elderly has evolved into the largest not-for-profit network of Rehabilitation & Skilled Nursing Centers in Miami-Dade County, with over 1,000 beds in 8 centers…and flourishing. Plaza health Network serves the whole community with a staff of professionals who are as diverse as our patients. Our rehabilitation and skilled nursed services include, but are not limited to, post-operative care and rehabilitation, stroke care and rehabilitation, diabetes care and management, Alzheimer’s care, wound care, and orthopedic rehab therapy. Languages spoken at our centers include English, Spanish, Creole, French and Russian. For more information about Plaza Health Network visit http://www.plazahealth.org

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Montréal (PRWEB) April 02, 2012

ad:tech San Francisco, the largest digital marketing show in the world, runs from April 3 to April 4, 2012. ad:tech’s series of conferences attract tens of thousands of marketing professionals looking to learn what’s new and hot in the digital marketing space. ad:tech San Francisco spans two days with more than 35 targeted breakout sessions in social, search, mobile, email, video, shopper marketing and more.

ad:tech provides an opportunity for online publishers, brands, agencies, portals, and technology providers like Optimal Payments to share their experience and tools for success in the rapidly changing digital landscape. This year’s event, held at the Moscone Center West in San Francisco, will attract thousands of marketing professionals, businesses and other organizations. As one of the few payment companies exhibiting at ad:tech, Optimal Payments will have a number of payments experts on hand to discuss the particular issues around payments and solutions it can offer to companies who are looking to accept payments online in the digital eCommerce market.

Optimal Payments, a leading provider of online payment solutions since 1996, offers turnkey merchant accounts and payment solutions through the NETBANX Level 1 PCI-DSS payment gateway. NETBANX provides credit/debit card processing and alternative payment methods to eCommerce businesses worldwide. Our proprietary gateway is feature-rich, reliable and secure.

To find out more or arrange an appointment at the show, contact us at 866 826 8003 or sales(at)optimalpayments(dot)com. Alternatively come and visit us at Booth 1627 on 3 or 4 April, or take a look at our website at http://www.optimalpayments.com/netbanx. You can also book an online meeting request with us directly via this link: http://na.ad-tech.com/sf/exhibitors/optimal-payments/

“The 2012 ad:tech Conference brings together describe decision makers to discuss trumping practices in online advertising and provide a glimpse into the future of the industry. It is imperative for merchants in the online marketing and advertising world to be able to accept payments easily and quickly.

“Optimal Payments has many years’ experience of developing tailored payment solutions that increase customer choice and meet the needs of the biggest merchants – while taking away the risk associated with customer data loss and privacy breaches. This show provides a great opportunity for merchants to see our solutions in practice,” said Martin Leroux, Executive Vice President of Sales at Optimal Payments.

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Optimal Payments

North America
Carla Erlick, Vice President Sales and Merchant Services     
514.380.2716
carla.erlick(at)optimalpayments(dot)com

UK    
Andrew Gilchrist, EVP Corporate Affairs             
+ 44 (0) 1624 698 713
investorrelations(at)optimalpayments(dot)com    

About NETBANX®

NETBANX, a part of Optimal Payments, is a trusted provider of secure online payment gateway solutions. Since 1996, thousands of e-commerce, MOTO, and multi-channel businesses around the world rely on the NETBANX gateway and services for the payment processing of credit/debit cards, online direct debit and alternative payments as well as the management of online payment fraud. The NETBANX gateway is state-of-the art, geo-redundant and PCI-DSS Level 1 compliant. A robust and flexible platform, it can be configured or customized to meet the card-not-present needs of any businesses from local e-commerce websites to large scale international online businesses.

For more information about NETBANX visit http://www.netbanx.com.

About Optimal Payments

Optimal Payments is a global provider of online payment solutions. Trusted by businesses and consumers in over 180 countries to move and manage billions of dollars each year, merchants use the NETBANX ® processing service to simplify how they accept and settle credit card, direct-from-bank, and cash payments; and the NETELLER ® payment account to increase margins, capture new customers and increase their lifetime value. Being an independent provider has allowed the company to support tens-of-thousands merchants around the globe across a wide range of industries. Optimal Payments Plc is quoted on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market, with a ticker symbol of OPAY. Subsidiary company NETELLER (UK) Ltd is authorized and regulated as an e-money issuer by the UK’s Financial Services Authority (FSA).

For more information on Optimal Payments visit http://www.optimalpayments.com or subscribe at http://www.optimalpayments.com/feed. Follow us on Twitter at #optimalpayments.

About the 2012 ad:tech Conference

ad:tech is a digital marketing and technology conference and exposition with 9 shows in 7 countries. ad:tech’s roster of speakers, sessions and exhibitors make it the favorite resource and destination for digital marketers around the globe. It provides advertising, media, marketing and technology professionals with the tools and techniques needed to succeed in a constantly changing and increasingly digital world. Each show gathers thousands of marketers together to meet face-to-face to do business in a vibrant and exciting marketplace that supports the exchange of ideas, experiences, new practices, emerging models and expert insights. For more please visit http://na.ad-tech.com/sf.

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SecureNet includes ID Theft Protection

Article by Stacy Mandujano

The AmeriPlan® SecureNet includes ID Theft Protection, National Child ID, Family Legal Plan, Roadside Assistance and Financial Services.

ID Theft Protection*
The Problem:
ID Theft is the fastest growing crime in America.
Affects almost 10 million Americans annually.
Most programs do not provide comprehensive coverage.
No one is immune!

The Solution:
24/7/365 days a year proactive monitoring of your Social Security Number.
If your ID is ever stolen:
Identity Restoration Specialist ~ provides a plan of action.
A pre-completed, state-specific ID Recovery Kit overnighted to the member.
Credit report/fraud alerts placed with all three credit bureaus.
Notify banks or other agencies if member’s social security card, driver’s license, passport and/or debit/credit cards are stolen.
Six-month daily monitoring with all three credit bureaus from the date your ID is stolen.
Notify local authorities and assist in obtaining necessary reports.
Legal Services ~ at pre-negotiated discounted rates.
,000 ID TheftReimbursement Insurance coverage.
National Child ID
The Problem:
800,000 children reported missing each year.
One child every 40 seconds.
Less than 10% of families have a sample of their child’s fingerprints.
The Solution:
One Free Child ID kit featuring:
Inkless fingerprinting card with step-by-step instructions and practice area.
DNA cheek swab and collection envelope.
ID wallet card.
Purchase additional Child ID kit(s) at an ignoring.
Only in-home fingerprinting kit approved by the FBI.
Takes onlyfive minutes per child to complete.
Store children’s fingerprints and DNA at home.
In case of emergency, the Child ID kit provides vital information to law enforcement.
With over 25 million Child ID kits distributed, this is the largest child ID program in U.S. history.
Endorsed by the National Child Identification Program, American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and in partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Family Legal Plan**
The Problem:
7 in10US households had a legal problem last year.
Cost to hire an attorney can be expensive.
The Solution:
Access to a nationwide network of attorneys.
High-quality attorneys assist with any legal issue.
Free and pre-negotiated discounted services.
Free Legal Services:
Free preparation of a simple will with annual updates.
Unlimited phone or office consultations.
Letters or phone calls on the member’s behalf for each new legal matter.
Contract & document review(6 pages per legal matter).
Assistance in solving problems with government programs, ie; INS and welfare.
Plan attorneys will help members represent themselves in small claims court.
Assistance in completing a Living Will.
Deeply Discounted Legal Services:

Legal ServiceMemberNon MemberSavings
Traffic Ticket Defense955%
Name Change5558%
Simple Will w/Minors Trust0053%
Chapter 7 Bankruptcy0,50050%
Non-Support (Spouse/Child)5,49082%
Simple Divorce5,10075%
Regular Incorporation5550%
Personal Real Estate Closing0563%

Court costs & filing fees additional.

All Other Legal Services:
5 per hour or 40% discount.
10% discount on contingency fees.
RoadSide Assistance***
The Problem:
Locked Out? Need a Tow? Out of Gas?
You need fast, reliable roadside assistance.
The Solution:
24/7/365 days a year emergency assistance.
35,000 reputable service providers across the US.
Simple sign-n-coach service includes:
Towing
Winching
Battery Jump Start
Minor Roadside Adjustments
Flat Tire Assistance
Fuel Delivery
Lost described / Lockout Service
Additional services at our pre-negotiated discounted rates.
Reimbursement if out of service provider area.
Financial Services****
The Problem:
80% of altogether ascribe reports contain inaccuracies.
Bad credit scores negatively impacted loans and credit card rates.
Bankruptcies have surged to more than 1 million.
The Solution:
Bankruptcy Counseling ~ counselors help members understand bankruptcy options.
Foreclosure Avoidance ~ address to a professional debt counselor to help identify options.
Financial Education ~ access to an extensive library of financial resources.
Substantial Discounts on the following services:
Credit Repair ~ for only (reg. )SecureNet offers the primary member an up-to-six month proven credit repair service.
Debt Relief ~ reduce unsecured debts up to 60% in as little as 12-36 months, including a free debt consultation with a professional debt counselor.
* ID Theft Protection – The description herein is a summary only. It does not include all terms, conditions and exclusions of the policy described. Please refer to the actual policy for complete details of coverage and exclusions. Insurance Reimbursement Coverage is not available to residents of New York and may not be available in other jurisdictions. Identity Theft Protection is limited to the primary member.

** Family Legal Plan – Administered by Legal Club of America (LCoA). The description herein is a summary only. Please refer to Terms and Conditions for finished details. Non-member fees based on national averages rendered by LCoA.

*** Roadside Assistance – Emergency Roadside services are provided to Roadside Protect, Inc. by Alliance Motor Club, policy number 048 246118. Terms and conditions apply. See your membership materials for full details. Maximum (3) service calls per year for sign-n-drive.

**** Financial Services – Credit Repair/Debt Relief services are limited to the primary member.

Find out more about Secure Net at

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my name is stacy hope this helpyou out go to check out the website it is only .95 a month wow what a deal!! go to http://www.idsecurenetplus.com/leo

Article by AlterSage

In 2008, R420-million worth of credit card fraud was committed in South Africa. That is R35-million per month squandered by clever criminals who have entire syndicates dedicated to making money illegally. Don’t fool yourself into thinking these syndicates are unintelligent – they are trained and dedicated thieves.

How is credit card fraud committed?

There are lots of ways to steal money from a credit card.

A perpetrator can steal a credit card that is not theirs and shop, swipe and sign with no trouble.
When credit cards are sent through the post, the letter containing the card can be intercepted and stolen, although most financial institutions and banks insist that cardholders collect the card personally from a branch to combat this.
Card skimming has become a serious problem in South Africa. Small devices are used to swipe credit cards and read the information that is stored on the black magnetic strip along the back of the card when the owner of the card is not looking. This allows fraudsters to make a ‘copy’ of the card quickly.
The internet is where the majority of serious credit card fraud happens. Not only can stolen credit card numbers be used to purchase goods online, there are internet scams which use bogus web pages that look identical to internet banking log-in pages. These fake sites then record the credit card details that are typed in. This can be done through ‘pharming’ (when visitors to a website are redirected to a fake site), domain hi-jacking (when a fraudster registers a web address with an almost identical name to a popular website, barring a common typing mistake) and phishing (using a fake email or fax from a bank or financial institution asking for confirmation of internet banking access details like PIN numbers and passwords).

Common targets for credit card fraud

Unfortunately, credit card fraud can happen to anyone. However, careless cardholders are usually the victims. Those that leave their cards lying around, let waiters in restaurants leave with their cards to go and swipe it, let friends and family use them to shop online, and don’t check the amount charged to them when they sign for a purchase are going feel the sting of credit card fraud sooner or later.

How to protect yourself from credit card fraud

Staying informed about credit card fraud and what to look out for as an admonitory of illegal activity is the best protection.
Never let your card out of your sight. Don’t let anyone else use the tease or give out card information to anyone. Also ensure that you assume’t make card payments on unsecure websites (Look for the ‘s’ in the ‘https://’ at the beginning of the url to make sure the place is secure, as well as the padlock that appears after the url or in the bottom right hand corner of the page).

The crippling effect of credit card fraud has forced banks and financial institutions to wisen-up. Credit cards are now being issued with a ‘chip and PIN’ which stores private information and cannot be used without a PIN selected by the cardholder.

A card protection plan is a sensible idea. For a small fee every month, a credit card tinned be protected from card fraud and if the cardholder does experience fraud, the protection mean will cover the repayment costs.

What to do if you are the target of credit card fraud

If you discover that money has been spent on your card which you can’t account for, contact your bank at once and ask for assistance. If your card is missing, cancel it with the relevant banking institution immediately. If the transactions on the card can be proved to be fraudulent, normally the bank will repay the money.

Credit card security is a matter of staying alert and informed as well as adopting sensible and secure behaviour. It can be easy for a personal credit card to fall into the wrong hands, yet this doesn’t have to be the case if cardholders are conscientious and aware.

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Plastiq is a credit card comparison website also offering tips and tricks such as advice and information about personal credit cards.

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Arlington Heights, IL (PRWEB) March 29, 2012

Benefit Express Services, LLC, a leader in providing benefits administration for large, medium and small organizations, announced today the launch of their Trusted Partner Ecosystem. The goal of the program is to reduce clients’ time and effort in acquiring various services by creating a single one-stop platform. “We are delivering a portfolio of best-of-breed partners who share our customer focused philosophy and provide the complimenting solutions our clients need,” said Doug Hammond, Vice President of Sales and Business Development.

Benefit Express begins with InfoArmor as one of the first trusted partners. With InfoArmor’s identity theft protection, Benefit Express customers can elect to add a solution that will not only enhance their employee benefit package, but will also serve as a risk mitigation tool to reduce an employer’s liability. Through the establishment of partnerships like this, Benefit Express clients are offered pricing efficiencies for the additional services they need at a level of support and expertise they desire. For more information, please contact Benefit Express at 847.637.1550 or sales@mybenefitexpress.com.

About InfoArmor
InfoArmor is a leader in offering identity theft protection and privacy management solutions to businesses. By focusing on employee benefits, InfoArmor provides a twisting-key, value-adding benefit with easily employer administration. Rather than solely focusing on credit fraud, InfoArmor uses industrial strength technologies to enable consumers and businesses alike to monitor and identify fraudulent activity. For more information, visit http://www.infoarmor.com.

About Benefit Express
At Benefit Express, our focus is on flexible administration solutions. Our self-service platform – My Benefit Express ™ – delivers tools which help you efficiently manage HR & Benefits Administration. With My Benefit Express ™ clients have direct access to: customized content delivery, enrollment assistance, employee benefit education tools, transactional administrative processing/tracking, carrier billing reconciliation, vendor data-links and detailed HR reporting. Our solutions provide the flexibility for you to choose how, where and by whom work gets done. For more information, visit http://www.BenefitExpressOnline.com

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His defense would be that he had permission.Not sure why this had to even be asked.

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Article by Floyd P. Dietz

Some very alarming statistics are showing that credit card fraud cases are on the rise. No matter which part of the country you are living in you could easily gone victimized by credit card thieves. Prevention is obviously worth a pound of cure and considering that credit card fraud costs billions of dollars to those who issue credit cards; it is about time that everyone did their bit to prevent this from happening to them.

Crafty Ways

Credit card thieves operate in very crafty ways and will use all of their ingenuity as well as creativeness to dupe unsuspecting credit card holders. The most common instance of credit card fraud is credit card identity theft in which credit card accounts are opened in the names of the credit card fraud victims.

However, you can prevent credit card fraud if you take a few timely steps. First of all, you need to record all your account numbers and their dates of expiry as well as phone numbers as too the addresses of all companies and keep this information in a safe and secure place.

Another simple way of preventing credit card fraud is to ensure that you do not carry your credit card in your wallet; it is advisable instead to use a business card holder, small pouches or even in compartments that can be zipped up to ensure that your credit card is carried in a secure and safe manner.

Even when transacting business it is wise to keep a close eye on your credit card and to also get the credit card back as soon as it has been processed in order to prevent someone from noting down your credit card information and then using that information to defraud you. When you receive bills, these should be opened promptly and reconciled as soon as possible and if certain charges seem dubious you should immediately take up the matter with the credit card company.

Other tips that will help prevent credit card fraud include signing the credit card on the reverse side and notifying the credit card company about changes in address. Obviously, you would be inviting trouble and certain credit card fraud if you make the mistake of lending your credit card to someone. Also, it is just as foolish to give your account number on the phone, unless you are the one making the call.

Following these simple tips can help ensure that you don’t become a victim of credit card fraud, and in addition, you should also make it a point to avail of the services of companies offering credit protection; especially, as it will help prevent identity theft. Finally, you can also visit some of the better and better known credit card companies to learn about other useful means by which to prevent credit card fraud.

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