If you are one of the many Americans with an offshore bank account with UBS, the largest bank based in Switzerland, your name may be among those reported to the IRS. UBS has admitted that the bank has been conspiring to defraud the United States and the Internal Revenue Service. The bank will pay $780 ... Continue reading this article…
If someone successfully applies for a loan or a credit card using your identity, there will be a big mess to clear up. I don’t want to downplay the hassle, there. I would be extremely annoyed if that happened to me.
However, what we hear on the news and especially in commercials for services like LifeLock ... Continue reading this article…
I mentioned last week that my Citibank credit card was suspended and the issuer supplied me with a new credit card number. At the time, I assumed that this was due to my recent traveling, which might have raised red flags in Citibank’s fraud detection algorithms. A number of visitors suggested calling your ... Continue reading this article…