Annually, approximately ten million people have something very important stolen from them. It is not their car, it is not their child, and it is not their money: it's their identity. Identity theft is a crime that is on the rise and costing billions of hard earned dollars a year.

While there is no way to ensure 100% identify theft protection, there are several tips to follow that can reduce your chances of becoming a victim.

You notice a missed call on your phone from an unfamiliar number and decide to find out who it was. What you don't realise is that your return call is being diverted to a premium service for which you'll be charged.

This is just one of many phone scams catching consumers out, and just one of thousands of scams costing Australians millions of dollars each year.

Paypal phishing scammers seemed to be getting more and more stupid...

-----Original Message-----
From: Security Center [mailto:jjjndd@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 9:13 PM
Subject: Account Security Warning

Dear valued PayPal member,

It has come to our attention that your PayPal account information needs to be updated as part of our continuing commitment to protect your account and to reduce the instance of fraud on our website. If you could please take 5-10 minutes out of your online experience and update your personal records you will not run into any future problems with the online service.
However, failure to update your records will result in account suspension. Please update your records on or before May 1, 2008.
Once you have updated your account records, your PayPal session will not be interrupted and will continue as normal.

To update your PayPal records click on the following link:
http://mail.credinka.net/icons/online/userss/secure/

Thank you,
-----End Message-----

You can also update your PayPal records at hotScams.com... lol

Integrity in business, especially on the internet, seems to be a quality that, unfortunately, is rarely found nowadays. The internet marketing world has become so glutted with hype, scams and empty promises that even the most trusting of us have become skeptical about the claims we're subjected to on a daily basis. So when we find a company or a person with real integrity, we're impressed, and much more likely to do business with them.

The probability that he will go to jail for what he did is almost zero. His lack of personal leadership resulted in thousands of people feeling violated, cheated and betrayed. If his patrons trusted him before, his impersonal approach to leadership shredded that trust in a matter of milliseconds. We won't give our support to leaders we don't trust.

"You've just won a fabulous vacation or prize package! Now, if you'll kindly give me your credit card information and social security number for verification purposes, you will receive this awesome gift!"

Now why would they need my credit card or social security number to send me a freebie? Can you say, "identity theft?"

Although there are legitimate reasons for people to need that information, such as a purchase or job application, thieves need it to steal your life and money from you!

Crime officials are reporting that this kind of theft is becoming quite common.

You may think that business ethics pertains to OTHER people. You learned good ethics at your mother's knee. Well, what did she tell you about conflicts of interest?

As a former Director, Ethics and Compliance for a $1.5B publicly traded organization, I learned a few important bits of information I would like to share with you.

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Wow -- every day seems to bring us a new story about business ethics wrongdoing! Is America headed to hell in a hand basket because of a serious lack of ethics at the highest level in American business? Or, it is just that ethical transgressions are more visible now? Or is it that the media reports more? Whichever it is, I urge you to be concerned about business ethics, even if simply for yourself.

Are you thinking about installing Hidden or Surveillance Cameras in your place of business? Many employers consider video and other surveillance key to keeping an honest and productive workplace. It keeps employees on the straight and narrow - no fingers in the till, no time clock funny business, no drinking or drugging on breaks. Many business owners and managers also record or review phone calls and emails from the office.

Identify theft is becoming a very real concern for many of us. Initially little could be done after the fact to restore your name and police officers did nothing, because there were no laws in place to protect consumers. Legislators enacted laws to assist consumers to restore their good names and to expedite the investigations by way of the creditor.

Identity theft has become a serious problem within the last ten years. These insidious thieves cost Britons millions of pounds every year with their selfish and inconsiderate crimes. Identity theft takes you by surprise and by the time you discover that you're in big trouble, it's already too late and your good name is smeared.

Here are ten ways simple ways for you to protect yourself against identity theft:

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Do you know how many fat loss products are on the market today? That is because none of them work!

And how do I know that none of them work? I've pretty much tried them all! Powders, pills, shakes, juices, foods, machines, tapes, books, DVDs, creams, ointments - all promising quick, painless, long-lasting fat loss. All backed by scientists, doctors, research, real-life examples - and all a bunch of crap!

Take the tried and true "medical doctor endorsement.