Your new weapon against identity theft
udgement for an early Christmas present. On December 4, President George W. Bush signs law Fair & precision credit operations (FACT Act) of 2003, an improved version and updated in 1970 Fair Credit Reporting Act, which governs the world of bad credit reports, credit scores and personal data sensitive.The old version was not quite fair to consumers. Vague minimum of rules and implementation, combined with the rise of the Internet, has provided 10 million victims of identity theft only in USA in 2002. The cost: $ 53 billion surprising - and that does not include the 300 hours spent millions of people trying to fix damaged credit records (see BW Online, 8/14/03, “why is your Easy Pickings ID “).
“More Tools.” The fact, the law gives consumers a series of new weapons in their fight against identity theft. But they must remain on the alert. “Consumers are still the front line his own defence against the two credit bureau errors and identity theft,” warns Edward Mierzwinski, program director of consumer protection Outfit U.S. public interest.
Related Articles
Ex-commissioner arrested more than visit the prison challenges right Ga.
A former President was in charge of the house of peacekeeping break in their local prison is a challenge Georgia, the law allows the authorities, the arrest of the man, "bread, or admire," Nearby occupiers. Beulah dollars a federal complaint filed Thursday Telfair says Jim Williamson County Sheriff violated his civil
Technology fueling new cases of fraud
Changing times have changed drawbacks, often supported by new technologies such as fax machines, scanners and computer ink-jet printer. Several new methods of financial fraud are jumping, Sgt. Mike Shockley, commander of the Athens-Clarke County Police Department's financial and White Collar Crime Unit, Sgt. John Gaissert, an inspector of the unit
Check your credit line
If a consumer pays late or not to make payments by credit card, they know that, before he found the credit report, "said Ken McEldowney, Executive Director of San Francisco-based non-profit group d action of consumers. "The only thing it could be a protection against a certain type of fraud
House anti-identity theft
But the bill is also the man would lose the protection of privacy of certain financial laws of State, which would be pre-empted by federal law. Parliament has approved a 392-30 Wednesday reauthorize the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and with the right to credit a unique identification judiciary, the country's obligations,
Bet on the demand for health care billing
In connection with the investigation, Mr. Cuomo, he said the latter, United Health Group, the health status of the largest insurers and one of the greatest nation."We believe that this was an industrywide maintain the regime in some of the largest health insurance National fool and deceive consumers," said Mr.
Scam Artist target seniors with Georgia fictitious Medicare drug
Scam artists have recently targeted by Georgia with elderly health care systems of several, including a new Medicare's prescription drug benefit.Federal officials say they have Medicare-receptor calls for audit services, to help a disease are no drugs.
Lawmakers pass good funds, nix legal tax
The last day of the year, the General Assembly, Gov. Sonny Perdue ignored China, and Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and House Speaker Glenn Richardson acted insults. In part because the intra-Snipen party, the Republicans control the legislature does not happen is that the legislation implementing its key
The product companies to distribute online coupons
Eleven countries are major consumers of packaged goods (CPG) are among the first to communicate and promote their products in line with Nuvisio Corporation's NestEggz (SM) service. NestEggz proprietary technology allows other companies of consumer goods to be distributed largely protected from online fraud, coupons and more effectively advertise on
Child Support Plan new look
Child support payments in Georgia are a new "look" of the 21st century because of budget cuts on the Georgia Department of Human Resources Office of Child Support Enforcement. Instead of posting of paper checks, because the state is currently the case, children are payments in cash, either by direct deposit
Georgia sale of rust Rustavi Spurs debate on privatization
Georgia-Rustavi Steel Works, a monument to corrosion, the Soviet industry, to wash their hands in a transaction of $ 27 million action, promises to other fuels controversy about President Mikheil Saakashvili's campaign of State for ownership of the money to public coffers. The large, 5 million square metres, the complex was