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Brian O'Connell

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How prevalent is medical identity theft? Why are Americans so indifferent toward it (at their peril)? And what can consumers …

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Walt Disney employees aren’t wishing on a star these days—they’re wishing their employee I.D. cards didn’t have their Social Security …

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Thinking about selling your second hand mobile phone, or donating it to charity? If you’ve just purchased the latest iPhone …

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In the wake of a natural disaster, many feel a natural urge to donate. Unfortunately, scam artists have an equally …

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A new study from TransUnion claims that there are eight million inactive credit card accounts in the U.S. today. The …

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has just revealed some interesting statistics on a burgeoning headache — white-collar Internet crime. …

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N.Y. Sen. Charles Schumer wants popular web sites to default to a more secure protocol – primarily to stiff-arm cyber …

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Computer security giant, Norton is coming out with a new “CyberCrime Index” that consumers can use, free of charge, to …

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The federal government is advising senior citizens to be on the lookout for new Medicare scams that can separate you …

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Google is offering customers a second layer of protection when logging into their accounts. The idea is to …

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Brian O'Connell – Credit.com contributor, Brian is an author who’s placed two finance/investment titles in "The Book of the Month Club" and he's a business writer whose byline has appeared in dozens of top-tier national publications, including The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, The Street.com, Yahoo Finance, CBS Marketwatch, and many more.

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