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Scams - How Safe Are We?How can we protect ourselves in our Life After Retirement from the various scams that are sent our way almost daily? How can we determine if that e-mail supposedly coming from our financial institution is really real? How can we know whether or not that e-mail or phone call supposedly coming from a government agency is actually legitimate? Long gone are the days where we grew up in small rural communities where we seldom locked the doors to our cars and trucks and even our homes. If we did, all our neighbors knew the keys were on the ledge on the back porch because that is where they left theirs. Never was there a worry that someone would break in and steal anything and especially that they would steal your mail. That is not necessarily the case today. Our privacy and our personal identification are being threatened daily. Where are some of these personal identity scams and privacy threats today? Identity Theft - How it happens. The United States Postal Service recently provided a brochure produced by the Consumer Response Center of the Federal Trade Commission giving tips on protecting ourselves from falling victims to activities related to identity theft. Stimulus Bill Tax Rebate
Medical Information Have we looked closely at the labels on our prescriptions? These labels more than likely contain minimally our name and address along with the type of prescription. Consequently, if we are careless in discarding our labels we have just given private information away to whomever may be going through our garbage. If we live in our own home, we may have some control over this, but If we live in a community where we share trash receptacles, we can't control who might be going through it prior to being carried to the landfill. In addition to the above, we should also be on the alert for unusual, suspicious, or inappropriate requests related to the following on-line activities: Internet Auctions E-Mail Spam
2. Phishing 3. Work-at-Home 4. Weight Loss Claims 5. Foreign Lotteries 6. Cure-All Products 7. Check Overpayment 8. Pay-in-Advance Credit Offers 9. Debt Relief Vishing, a new form of Phishing. Return to Rocking Chair Wisdom - Life After Retirment - Home
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