The Compliance Gold Standard, Clickbooth Upgrades to OPTIZMO Platform.

Clickbooth, one of the most recognizable and fastest growing CPA Networks in online media, has recently implemented OPTIZMO Email Suppression List Management and Campaign Management software.

Clickbooth, one of the most recognizable and fastest growing CPA Networks in online media, has recently implemented OPTIZMOs Email Suppression List Management and Campaign Management software.

Worth Its Weight In Gold – With OPTIZMOs innovative platform and data synchronization feature, OPTiSync, Clickbooth is able to track, manage, and isolate email suppression list abuse issues through an infinite level of sub-IDs, while seamlessly providing its Advertisers with more security and transparency throughout the email cycle. In addition, OPTIZMOs alert notification system, Email Brand Manager, allows Clickbooth to know when consumer complaints and Mailer non-compliance issues occur in real-time, on-demand with a detailed profile for each and every compliance notification.

When asked why Clickbooth has chosen OPTIZMO as its new Compliance Partner, Ziare Brown, VP of Compliance and Enforcement for Clickbooth said, Everyday more and more Advertisers are transitioning to the OPTIZMO platform.

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Financial Institutions: Fraud on the Decline, But Still a Concern

Banks still face serious challenges combating cyber crime, but overall fraud losses have been on the decline, according to two reports released yesterday. According to a survey conducted during the second quarter of 2011 by the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC), more FIs were able to prevent account take-over attempts in 2010 than in the previous year.

Of the 77 financial institutions that responded to the survey, 21 reported that they had account take-over attempts in 2009 or the first half of 2010. There were a total of 108 commercial account take-overs reported during the first 6 months of 2010, compared to 86 for the full year of 2009.

In 36 percent of those cases from the first half of 2010, fraudulent monetary transactions were created but stopped before funds left the financial institution, up from only 20 percent in 2009.

In 2009, 63 percent of account take-overs saw monetary transactions created and funds sent out of the FI, whereas that number was reduced to 27 percent in 2010.

We are very excited by these results, said Bill Nelson, CEO of the FS-ISAC.

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August 24, 2011 • Tags: Decline Still, Still • Posted in: Identity Theft Tips • No Comments

I need my credit scores and detailed information of who I owe and how much I owe them.

Q:  I need my credit scores and detailed information of who I owe and how much I owe them.

A: Your credit reports contain information on whom you owe and the amount of money you owe them.  This information is reported to each of the 3 credit bureaus—Equifax, Experian and TransUnion—by creditors, creditors, employers, insurers, and other businesses with which you may have a financial relationship. It’s a good place to start if you’re wondering whom you might owe money to.

You can get your credit reports for free every 12 months at annualcreditreport. Unfortunately, you cannot get your credit scores for free, and getting all 3 can cost up to $50. A no-cost option is to sign up for one of the credit report monitoring services we review on our site.  Several of them, like Identity Guard TOTAL PROTECTION®, feature free trials where you can get your 3-bureau credit scores and reports free of charge.

I have an incorrect entry in my credit report. How do I get rid of it and where did it come from in the first place?

Q: I have an incorrect entry in my credit report. I have two addresses and one isn’t mine. How do I get rid of this address and where did ite from in the first place? I reside at 418 Woodgate Road not 418 Westgate Road. Has my identity beenpromised and I didn’t know it?

A: First, you’ve done a smart thing by carefully going through your credit report for potential errors or discrepancies.  Make sure you’ve gone through all of your 3-bureaus reports from Equifax, Experian and TransUnion and not just one of two, because the information on them can differ. The information on your credit reports is provided to the credit bureaus by creditors, lenders, insurers, employers and otherpanies with which you may have a financial relationship.  If you find an error, you need to contact the specific credit bureau with the error.  Although this sounds onerous, you can submit a dispute request online.  Th

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July 19, 2011 • Tags: First Place, Get Rid, Place • Posted in: Identity Theft Tips • No Comments

I want to purchase Carbonite. What is the coupon code for the 10% discount?

Q. I want to purchase Carbonite. What is the coupon code for the 10% discount?

A. You don’t need one! All you have to do is follow any link from NextAdvisor to Carbonite, and the 10% discount will be applied automatically.