http://moneysmartlife.com/college-student-identity-theft/ Money Tips for a Better Life Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:39:33 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://moneysmartlife.com/college-student-identity-theft/comment-page-1/#comment-161333 Lisa Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:03:54 +0000 http://moneysmartlife.com/?p=2284#comment-161333 Identity theft is very prevalent and it's true that more and more students are becoming victim of this crime. I think mainly because students tend to be more socialized than other more mature people. Especially on the Internet. There are a lot of malicious hackers that know the ins and the outs of the Internet and social networking is very hot these days. Seems that every students have their own accounts in myspace, facebook etc. So everyone, be careful with your social profiles. And be suspicious with emails links and such especially those coming from people you don't know... Identity theft is very prevalent and it’s true that more and more students are becoming victim of this crime. I think mainly because students tend to be more socialized than other more mature people. Especially on the Internet. There are a lot of malicious hackers that know the ins and the outs of the Internet and social networking is very hot these days. Seems that every students have their own accounts in myspace, facebook etc. So everyone, be careful with your social profiles. And be suspicious with emails links and such especially those coming from people you don’t know…

]]> http://moneysmartlife.com/college-student-identity-theft/comment-page-1/#comment-160075 RateNerd Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:07:06 +0000 http://moneysmartlife.com/?p=2284#comment-160075 Most parents think it’s crazy to worry about their kid’s credit and financial reputations, but in recent years, children and adolescents have become the fastest growing sector of identity fraud victims. Sadly, from the time your children receive Social Security numbers, which often happens within days of birth, their personal information needs to be monitored and protected so that they don’t become targets of identity fraud. Most parents think it’s crazy to worry about their kid’s credit and financial reputations, but in recent years, children and adolescents have become the fastest growing sector of identity fraud victims.
Sadly, from the time your children receive Social Security numbers, which often happens within days of birth, their personal information needs to be monitored and protected so that they don’t become targets of identity fraud.

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