Fake-o Terrorist Arrested for Stunt at Lincoln Tunnel

A New Jersey dude was arrested yesterday for making terrorist threats. Last week he caused traffic problems and general heebie-jeebies when he and another man glued plastic bottles to the median divider on NJ Route 495 leading into the Lincoln Tunnel. They've pulled the prank several times. Read more.

Is Your Employer Protecting You from ID Theft?

According to a recent survey, 88% of employees are confident their company protects their personal info from ID theft.

But concerns over identity theft are increasing along with the numbers of victims. How many Americans are victims of ID theft every year? Find out at The Wall Street Journal. Maybe you should find out what your employer is doing to protect your crucial details.

1 in 3 of IT Staff Spies on Your E-mails, Passwords

One in three information technology professionals abuses administrative passwords to access confidential data such as colleagues' salary details, personal emails or board-meeting minutes, according to a survey.

Yeah. The geeks are readin' your stuff.

Want to read more? Check out this story on Yahoo News today.

Giving Out your Password

A survey of 576 office workers in the United Kingdom found that 45% of women were willing to give their password to a total stranger -- compared with only 10% of men.

Read more about this as well as protecting yourself from crime at work in the Safety & Security Review.

Guard Your Identity -- Even at Work

If it can happen in the U.K., it can happen here. Read about office workers becoming the victims of identity theft by over-trusting their collegues on moneyextra.

Credit Card Fraud: An Attorney's Advice

This was forwarded to Just-a-Sec by e-mail today:

Read this and make a copy for your files in case you need to refer to it someday. Maybe we should all take some of his advice! A corporate Attorney sent the following out to the employees in his company.

1. Do not sign the back of your credit cards. Instead, put "PHOTO ID REQUIRED."

2 When you are writing checks to pay on your credit card
Accounts, DO NOT put the complete account number on the "For" line. Instead, just put the last four numbers. The credit card company knows the rest of the number, and anyone who might be handling your check as it passes through all the check processing channels won't have access to it.

3. Put your work phone # on your checks instead of your home Phone. If you have a PO Box use that instead of your home address. If you do not have a PO Box, use your work address. Never have your SS# printed on your checks. (DUH!) You can add it if it is necessary. But if you have It printed, anyone can get it.

4. Place the contents of your wallet on a photocopy machine. Do both sides of each license, credit card, etc. You will know what you had in your wallet and all of the account numbers and phone numbers to Call and cancel. Keep the photocopy in a safe place. I also carry a Photocopy of my passport when I travel either here or abroad. We've all heard horror stories about fraud that's committed on us in stealing a Name, address, Social Security number, credit cards.

Unfortunately, I, an attorney, have firsthand knowledge because my Wallet was stolen last month. Within a week, the thieve(S) ordered an Expensive monthly cell phone package, applied for a VISA credit card, had A credit line approved to buy a Gateway computer, received a PIN number from DMV to change my driving record information online, and more. But here's some critical information to limit the damage in case this happens to you or someone you know:

5. We have been told we should cancel our credit cards immediately. But the key is having the toll free numbers and your card Numbers handy so you know whom to call. Keep those where you can find them.

6. File a police report immediately in the jurisdiction where your credit cards, etc., were stolen. This proves to credit Providers you were diligent, and this is a first step toward an Investigation (if there ever is one).

But here's what is perhaps most important of all: (I never even thought to do this.)

7. Call the 3 national credit reporting organizations Immediately to place a fraud alert on your name and also call the Social Security fraud line number. I had never heard of doing that until advised by a bank that called to tell me an application for credit was made over The Internet in my name. The alert means any company that checks your Credit knows your information was stolen, and they have to contact you by Phone to authorize new credit.

By the time I was advised to do this, almost two weeks after the theft, all the damage had been done. There are records of all the Credit checks initiated by the thieves' purchases, none of which I knew about before placing the alert. Since then, no additional damage has been done, and the thieves threw my wallet away this weekend (someone turned it in). It seems to have stopped them dead in their tracks.

Now, here are the numbers you always need to contact about your wallet, if it has been stolen:

1.) Equifax:800-525-6285

2.) Experian (formerly TRW): 888-397-3742

3.) Trans Union: 800-6807289

4.) Social Security Administration (fraud line):800-269-0271

We pass along jokes on the Internet; we pass along just about everything.

If you are willing to pass this information along, it could really help someone that you care about.