Background Checks

School Directors Face Background Checks

When I see headlines like this I wonder what century we are in. You’d think in the year 2010 that background checks of school officials would have been implemented 20 years ago. In New Jersey backgro…

Should Dating Sites Require Background Checks?

…, is proposing that online dating sites be required to disclose to members whether or not background checks are done, which she believes would make online dating safer. Online dating sites argue that …

School volunteers face background checks

All across the country one by one school, administrators are slowly beginning to recognize the need to perform background checks on volunteers. In Albany County WY, “under the tentative policy, all v…

Check Fraud Identity Theft is Rising

…ollars lost to check fraud, 38% was stolen through return deposit scams, 27% was stolen using cloned checks, 28% was stolen using counterfeit checks, and 7% was stolen by altering or washing checks. …

Should Background Checks Be Required for Dating Sites?

… Online dating sites argue that people should use their common sense. They further note that not all checks are completely accurate. But the fact is online dating sites are selling a lot more than an …

One in eight applicants denied positions because of criminal history

Identity Theft Expert Robert Siciliano Background checks are a necessary tool in today’s sometimes violent and certainly litigious society. If a rug installation company was to hire an installer, who…

5 Ways to Prevent Check Fraud Scams

Check fraud is a billion dollar problem. Check fraud victims include banks, businesses and consumers. Our current system for cashing checks is somewhat flawed. Checks can be cashed and merchandise ca…

Sex Offender Checks Won’t Stop Assaults

…squeeze it out of them, I kid you not, get their Social Security number. 6. Do your own sex offender checks. Do background checks, Use Google and Facebook. Vet your potential mate thoroughly, since de…

Preventing Inside Jobs, Keeping Inside Hackers – Out

…r systems in place. 2. Due Diligence; in the information age, our lives are an open book. Background checks from information brokers are very necessary. Not doing a background check increases your lia…

Insider Identity Theft Can Be Most Damaging

…can be careless enough to send a new credit card to a relatively anonymous P.O. box. The lender just checks the victim’s credit and, since everything matches, no red flags pop up. The card is issued, …

THIEVES INITIATE NEW IDENTITY THEFT SCAMS IN TIME FOR TAX SEASON

…ty thieves may be increasingly drawn to commit check fraud. These crimes may take the form of stolen checks, using checks thrown into the trash by unknowing consumers, or a type of identity theft know…

Craigslist Scammers Ship Checks Via FedEx

…alaysia spend their days targeting consumers in the developed world. But real-time device reputation checks, such as those offered by iovation, can detect computers that have been used for auction fra…

A Few Years Worth of Media for Identity Theft Expert Robert Siciliano

….html (October 8, 2006 appearance on NBC Charlotte NC to discuss Don’t Be A Victim: Background checks) 9) http://www.mandjshow.com/category/videos/web-exclusive/ (October 2007 appearance on Foxe…

Baseball Coach Listed as A Sex Offender

… children. The school district went on to say they screen volunteers in the hundreds of background checks they do his may have been overlooked. What is also a possibility is he lied on his applicat…

10 Tips to Safety and Security in Online Matchmaking

…rsonal security. Ive partnered with Intelius.com, a company that provides “DateCheck”, a background check to vet out and look for possible redflags in your potential mate. 1. Look for red …

Holiday Temps Make The Best Identity Thieves

… lots of jobs. Use employment applications, and check and verify everything. Background checks are only one small, but necessary, element of the screening process. Criminal records c…

Identity Theft Tax Time Scams

…rer Scams; Reports of tax preparers who tell their clients they have to pay back their 2008 stimulus checks, then pocket the money 3. Basic Phonescams; Using the telephone for scams is back. Scammers …

Identity Theft Scammers Targeting Online Classifieds

…son, you should be wary. Never engage in online transactions involving credit cards, cashier’s checks, money orders, personal checks, Western Union, MoneyGram or cash, that require you to send m…

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