Nov 30 2008
Post 911 and Privacy 08; Secret Service and Financial Security
The Secret Service focuses mainly on issuing regarding counterfeiting, but you might be surprised to learn that they also investigate identity theft, telemarketing fraud, and computer fraud of all types. The Secret Service offers some good advise and tips on what to do if you are a victim of a financially related crime. They also provide a link to a “know your money” site which gives you pictures of money and how to recognize counterfeit currency. Financial crime is on the rise and with it the safety of your privacy is more at risk then ever. Learn what to do if you find that someone is fraudulently using your name in a financial transaction and how to recognize counterfeit currency. Check out the following link.
http://www.secretservice.gov/criminal.shtml