User Imagesharon (Who am I?) on January 22nd, 2008

Since every day I receive at least one email from someone asking me whether or not a company is legitimate I thought it would be useful to post some information on how I research a company.
The first place I go is always The Better Business Bureau. It can be a bit tricky to find [...]

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User Imagesharon (Who am I?) on January 8th, 2008

Remember those chain letters you would get via email (or even by snail mail…but I’m dating myself there so, yeah)? There would be wild claims of how you had an opportunity to have $5 bills, or $10 bills or whatever pouring into your mailbox. There would be a list of names and you were [...]

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User Imagesharon (Who am I?) on October 31st, 2007

When I need information about identity theft, I can always count on the FTC website. They have a whole section for people who are researching or writing about identity theft. Today I found a nifty tool from OnGuard Online: The ID Theft Faceoff. It’s a quiz that tests your knowledge of [...]

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