Make Sure You Have Some Type Of Fraud Alert This Holiday Season

I've been saying it all holiday season long, how easy it is to get taken advantage of this holiday season. There's folks out there just waiting to take advantage of you and cause you nightmare during or after the holiday season, and It looks like we in Alabama gets taken advantage of the most. Lets Make sure you have some type of Fraud alert protection on your accounts and personal data.

WITH THE HOLIDAYS HERE, MANY CONSUMERS ARE ENGAGING IN RISKY BEHAVIORS THAT COULD ALLOW THEM TO BE VICTIMIZED BY CON-ARTISTS

IF YOU'RE GIVING TO A CHARITY, YOU SHOULD ASK ABOUT HOW YOUR DONATION WOULD BE SPENT--AND YOU SHOULD VERIFY THAT THE GROUP IS LEGALLY AUTHORIZED TO RAISE MONEY IN YOUR STATE.  THIS CAN BE ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT WHEN DEALING WITH TELEMARKETERS.  ALSO, IF YOU'RE BUYING GIFT-CARDS, IT'S PROBABLY BETTER TO PURCHASE THEM ONLINE--AS THIEVES CAN EASILY RECORD, AND ILLEGALLY USE, THE NUMBERS FROM CARDS THAT ARE SOLD IN STORES.  FINALLY, YOU SHOULD REQUIRE A SIGNOFF, FOR ALL OF YOUR PACKAGE-DELIVERIES; THAT'S BECAUSE DELIVERY-COMPANIES ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR STOLEN PACKAGES THAT ARE LEFT AT A FRONT-DOOR WITHOUT REQUIRING A SIGNATURE."

So Be care out there folks, it so easy to get taken advantage of and not know about it until it's too late.