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Identity Theft: The road back    by Daryl Campbell       *      A couple of weeks ago, a friend of mine mentioned that one of his co-workers recently recovered his stolen identity. I asked how long the process took. "Only two years" he replied. Compared to the six year nightmare suffered by one of my business associates, "only" maybe appropriate. However like most victims of identity theft, my friend's co-worker probably thought in terms of "when". As in, "When will I get my life back?"

Are cyber-criminals "phishing" your identity from your computer?   by Anti Spam League      *      Phishing (definition) (FISH.ing) pp. Creating a replica of an existing web page or HTML email input form to fool a user into submitting personal, financial, or password data. —adj.

How to Deal with Bill Collectors   by Chris Cooper      *      So you’ve screwed up. You’re drowning in debt. Maybe the credit card was burning a hole in your pocket and you just had to get the HDTV. Or maybe you or a family member had a medical emergency while you we laid off. It doesn’t matter to your creditors; they lent you the money and now they want it back.

How To Consolidate Debt?   by sunny      *      It is important to understand how to consolidate debt otherwise you may end up benefiting the debt consolidation company rather than yourself. Debt consolidation actually means creating more debt. Here you pay a fixed amount into a bank account that is used for clearing your debts. Follow the below-mentioned points carefully to use this option to your benefit.

How To Avoid Getting Scammed    by Dean Phillips      *      Listed below are some of the most popular and common scams:
1. Nigerian Letter Scam:
This one's been around for many years but continues to flourish. Many of these e-mails claim to be from a person in Africa, usually Nigeria. The writer claims to have access to millions of dollars, either from a relative or from knowledge of an idle account.

Finding a loan with bad credit   by Colin McDougall       *       No matter what your credit history is the simple fact is that at some point in your life you will need a loan. If you have a few black marks on your credit report and you are feeling that your bad credit will not enable you to qualify for loans, do not feel despair because there are banks that will lend to people in your situation.