Recent content by Angelg

Yes, I have also thought about that, file a police report to protect myself in case there are legal issues in the future. Even tough the scam didn't take place I hope they will allow me to file it. No, fortunately I didn't share any personal ID or passport with my address on it. The problem...

I had a match with this Asian girl in Tinder. Her profile was verified, she was "apparently" very close to my place and I was the one to start the conversation. These 3 factors made me lower my guard more than usual. Soon enough, she ask me for my whatsapp and we continued chatting there. Her...

Unfortunately, as far as I know, those real time alerts can only come from the banks where you are a current customer. That said, if someone pretending to be you, requests a new line credit in a bank where you are not a customer, the bank won't be able to inform the "real you".

Sorry for the double post. When you say "monitor your credit" you are talking about getting regularly the credit reports that are issued by Equifax, Experian and Transunion, right? However, the data of these reports is updated each 1 or 2 months, which means that by the time you notice someone...

In certain countries there are public institutions/associations that will protect customers who have their personal data compromised. How they do this? They have a huge list of people whose identity was exposed. This database is built upon request of the victim, who might contact the...