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interesting article from consumerismcommetary. Here is a snippet “Each violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, such as a call from a telemarketer after you’ve told the company not to call you, can fetch a penalty of $500, payable to the unlucky phone call recipient. And it turns out it’s not difficult to file these claims, although it might take a long time before one sees the payments.”
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Keep an eye on your own credit report. You get to know which companies are accessing your report to figure out the offers to be sent to you. Interesting? Well not so much if you do not need those offers anymore.
And how do you check your credit report? Visite AnnualCreditReport.com to get one of the three free annual credit reports available there. Did you know that all citizens of the United States are legally entitled to these reports? Get more of this at Credit Cards at T.J. Maxx Hacked, Checked My Credit Report. Time to gain some common sense knowledge that is sort of uncommon:)
How many times before have you heard of a paypal account getting compromised by an intruder? And how many of these have been able to get their money back? Not many. Often touted as an easy way to process payments, we tend to forgive the fact that it can be hacked into and result in a big loss of money.
Well, there is good news in the pipeline. Paypal is now concerned about this issue and is introducing secure ID tags. I liked this concept of security. Heard about HSBC doing a similar stuff for its online customers sometime back. Assurance from paypal that my money is safe, adds to the convenience that it already provides. Read more
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