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A Guide to Protecting Your Kids Online

Parents today are confronted with an entirely new set of safety concerns for their children – online threats.

The #1 scam!

Last year, Fraud.org collected more than 7,000 consumer complaints about scams, and today we're releasing our annual list of the Top Ten Scams in order to warn consumers what to watch out for. For the fourth year in a row, scams involving bogus Internet merchandise were the #1 complaint!

Save money filing taxes this new year

Save money filing taxes this new year—and protect yourself from identity fraud

Online Safety

Online Safety - Internet Fraud, Types of Internet Fraud, Tips to Avoid Internet Fraud, Reporting Internet Fraud, and Phishing and Vishing.

Scam Alerts

Scam Alert: don't be duped by fraudsters. Here are some popular scams you should be aware of.

Defend your data: 5 online security don'ts

Defend your data: 5 online security don'ts

5 rules to help protect your online bank account

Evading banking cyber thugs is more challenging than ever. They're now targeting consumers rather than banks and scouting out security holes in your computer. The reason: About 80 percent of U.S. households bank on the Internet, according to banking consultancy Novantas LLC in New York.

Protect Your Identity

Good to know: basic information about Identity Theft.

Chip Cards

If your credit card doesn’t have a microchip in it now, it likely will very soon. Also called EMV cards, these chip-embedded cards developed by companies such as Europay, Mastercard and Visa contain security measures that were impossible with the old magnetic stripe cards.