scams, hackers, and identity theft

Several months ago I got an email from a very dear friend selling - viagra - then porn. I suspected foul play and contacted the very embarrassed woman just to find out that she, and everyone on her email list, and their email list had been hijacked.

We are getting an alarming number of calls of hackers getting into private accounts stealing money, selling Social Security numbers, ruining credit, and making life confusing, difficult, and frustrating. Identity theft and malice does not discriminate.

Once the victim of identity theft herself, Webster County Prosecutor Danette Padgett told an audience at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Marshfield earlier this month how to avoid falling prey to scam artists.

Padgett said she had been an attorney a little more than a year when a woman called her, claiming to be from her credit card company. The woman told Padgett that someone was trying to use Padgett's card to send stereo equipment to the Philippines.

For more of this story, click on or type the URL below:

www.marshfieldmail.com/articles/2010/09/29

We have a temporary, trustworthy volunteer who can talk with you or your employer on how to get back on track if this has happened to you or how to protect yourself from a nightmare that can ruin your life.

Matt Gerhardt, CIC at: matt@southwestindependent.com
recommends the following steps if you suspect foul play:

1. Place a “Fraud Alert” on your credit reports, and review the reports carefully. This alert tells creditors to follow certain procedures before they open new accounts in your name or make changes to your existing accounts. The three nationwide consumer reporting companies have toll-free numbers for placing an initial 90-day fraud alert. A call to one company is sufficient:

•TransUnion: 1-800-680-7289

•Expertian: 1-888-397-3742

•Equifax: 1-800-525-6285

2. Close accounts. Close any accounts that have been tampered with or established fraudulently:

•Call the security or fraud departments of each company where an account was opened or changed without your approval or knowledge. Follow up in writing, with copies of supporting documents.

•Use the ID Theft Affidavit, also called Identity Theft Victim’s Complaint and Affidavit to support your written statement.

•Ask for verification that the disputed account has been closed and the fraudulent debts discharged. Keep copies of documents and records of your conversations about the theft.

3. File a police report with law enforcement officials to help you with creditors who may want proof of the crime. This report will also help you claim your rights as a victim of identity theft.

4. Report the theft to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) by calling 1-877-438-4338. This helps law enforcement with their investigations.

Identity theft is not to be taken lightly, protect yourself today!

Dave Barry

What women want: To be loved, to be listened to, to be desired, to be respected, to be needed, to be trusted, and sometimes, just to be held.

What men want: Tickets to the World Series.

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you got it! We are welcoming a new volunteer, Maria Ruiz, who will translate in spanish for our moms who need help.


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Nip it in the bud, don't wait for a crisis

Since school started we had several calls about inappropriate behavior. We do not counsel but listen mom to mom as a non partial third party.
Has your child complained about kids not wanting to play with him/her, being mean, being pushed around or picked on? Deliberate “aggression is usually imitated from a parent, sibling or friend” says Henry S. PhD.”a child bullies (not to be confused with conflict) because it makes him feel good to see signs of injury, fear, or misery in his victim”. Are you dealing with a bully or a victim?
Signs to watch for:
verbal (name calling, put downs, taunts) insulting, shaming, accusing
relational (rumors, social rejection, exclusion) lack of empathy, manipulating others to join
physical (pushing, kicking, punching)
sneakiness or secretive behavior. A bully knows that what he/she is doing is not right and acts covertly.

Help your bully now to avoid problematic relationships that will plague him/her throughout life.
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Shots for Tots

Denver Public Health, Denver Fire, Colorado Children’s Immunization Coalition and the 5 Points Rotary Club are sponsoring Shots for Tots, a free immunization clinic offering a variety of immunizations to children ages newborn through 18 years of age.

Denver Health paramedics and Denver Public Health nurses staff the clinics, which offer immunizations including Td/Tdap, Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR), Polio, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis A and B, Pneumonia, Haemophilus (Hib), Rotavirus, Human Papillomavirus, (HPV) and Meningitis.

When:
•Saturday, September 25, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
•Saturday, October 23, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
•Saturday, November 20, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
•Saturday, December 18, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Where:
All events will take place at Denver Fire Station #9 (I-70 and Brighton Blvd.)

No appointment is necessary.

For more information call (303) 602-3520.

Pumpkin Festival

Take a stroll through a five‑acre pumpkin patch at the Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield on a search for the perfect pumpkin.
Enjoy crafts, great food and events especially for the kids
10/09 to 10/10 2010

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