The internet is an incredibly powerful tool for sharing information, communicating, and learning, but it’s also an excellent resource that identity thieves use to obtain your personal information. Identity theft is the fastest growing crime in the United States and nowadays most people don’t give a second thought to posting their full name, address, and phone number on popular social networks like Facebook, MySpace, or Twitter. Read more »

Recently my banking debit card was charged $34.84 by a company called Adipose RX for some dietary supplements. Because I have transaction alerts set for my online banking account, I was immediately notified of the unauthorized charge. Despite promptly contacting my bank’s representative and informing them of this problem, I was told that until the pending charges were processed there was nothing I could do. Thus a few days later I had to call them again to dispute the charge and begin the process of filing an official claim for the unauthorized charge.
Like many people, my financial software of choice is 

