Express Script hackers update: 1,700 added to victim list
Apparently, hackers stole even more of Express Scripts’ member information than was initially revealed last fall. An additional 1,771 New Hampshire residents are being sent data breach notification letters this week, according to a September 14 letter from Express Scripts. Express Scripts, one of the world’s largest pharmacy benefits management companies, revealed in November 2008 [...]
Identity theft ramble
ayamejoy asked: What to do when your identity get’s stolen 1. Find out as much as possible about the person that did it, address phone # name 2. Find out the company that sent the debt to collections and report to them the fraud 3. File a Police report 4. Prepare to send a letter [...]
Paying Off Credit Card Debt: Minimum Payments Maximize Debt
If nothing else, the recent financial crisis has opened our eyes to the dangers of excessive credit card debt. Many consumers have long considered credit card debt part of life but when unemployment rises and foreclosures are festering, credit card debt seems like a nasty and preventable sore. Now many of us are wondering how [...]
Can identity theft be cured by a thumb print and a photo,?
along with a signature and number, instead of paying for a service to protect you from what somebody else either lost, left out in the open, or as in some cases, sold to the even more unscrupulous.
7 Tips for Talking About Money as a Couple
What is the biggest issue that causes arguments between couples? You guessed it, money. Couples may argue over sex, kids and chores but money is the most divisive issue for married couples. Consider these 7 tips to make talking about money easier, more friendly and less argumentative. Each person comes into a marriage or relationship [...]