Tax file number fraud almost doubled since last year
MEDIA RELEASE 8 August 2011 Tax payers should be on the lookout for a scam designed to extract tax file [...]
Is your child’s internet use putting your credit rating at risk?
By LisaBrewster| 2013-05-23T14:25:32+00:00 July 21st, 2011|Identity Theft, Industry News, media releases, Press Releases|
Media Release 18 July 2011 Parents who allow children and young adults to have free reign of the computer, and [...]
Australia’s new credit reporting laws: what they mean for home buyers
By LisaBrewster| 2013-05-23T14:25:27+00:00 July 18th, 2011|Industry News, media releases, Press Releases|
MEDIA RELEASE: 14 July 2011 Proposed changes to Australia’s credit reporting laws will give those home buyers who would otherwise [...]
End of financial year best time to check our credit file
By LisaBrewster| 2013-05-23T14:25:43+00:00 June 30th, 2011|Industry News, media releases, Press Releases|
Media Release: The end of the financial year is an opportune time for people to check their credit rating and get it [...]
What thieves can do with your mail
By LisaBrewster| 2013-05-23T14:25:53+00:00 May 27th, 2011|Identity Theft, media releases, Press Releases|
Media Release: Australians are warned to keep their letterbox locked and all personal information at home secure if they want [...]
Identity theft is losing your good name
By LisaBrewster| 2013-05-23T14:26:02+00:00 May 27th, 2011|Identity Theft, media releases, Press Releases|
Media Release: A prominent Welsh comedian has called for governments to insist on stricter checks by creditors to help combat [...]
Sony dangles a carrot to entice users back to its system
By GrahamDoessel| 2013-05-23T14:26:12+00:00 May 16th, 2011|Consumer, Identity Theft, Industry News, media releases, Press Releases, Privacy Commissioner|
Sony has offered a sweetener in the hope that most of its 17 million users will be enticed back to [...]
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Australians are battling with creditors and agencies over their credit rating
By Graham Doessel| 2013-05-23T14:26:34+00:00 March 12th, 2011|Defaults Removed, Industry News, media releases, Press Releases, Privacy Commissioner|
CREDIT rating defaults are very easy to come by, but not so easy to remove on your own, according to [...]
Home buyers warned dreams could be shattered by missing bill payments
By Graham Doessel| 2013-05-23T14:26:25+00:00 March 12th, 2011|Industry News, media releases, Press Releases|
AUSTRALIANS applying for home loans are finding simple overdue accounts are coming back to haunt them, with some even being [...]
Caught in the credit card trap
By Graham Doessel| 2013-05-23T14:26:43+00:00 March 12th, 2011|Defaults Removed, Industry News, media releases, Press Releases|
CREDIT cards are easy to come by, but not so easy to make work for you. Consumers are warned being [...]
Crime storm blows in after Cyclone Yasi
By Graham Doessel| 2013-05-23T14:26:51+00:00 March 12th, 2011|Identity Theft, media releases, Press Releases, Privacy Commissioner|
VICTIMS of CYCLONE YASI are urged to take real and important measures to protect their identities from thieves in the [...]
Identity Theft the ticking time bomb in Australia
By Graham Doessel| 2013-05-23T14:27:09+00:00 March 12th, 2011|Identity Theft, Industry News, media releases, Press Releases|
SAFETY of personal information needs to be taken more seriously in this country, to avoid Australian identity theft statistics rising [...]
7 Reasons a Broker should recommend a credit rating repairer
By Graham Doessel| 2013-05-23T14:27:17+00:00 March 12th, 2011|Broker, media releases, Press Releases|
When brokers meet clients many times they find that all the finances stack up well for approval, until a credit [...]
NATIONAL CONSUMER FRAUD WEEK – SCAMS: IT’S PERSONAL
By Graham Doessel| 2013-05-23T14:27:28+00:00 March 10th, 2011|Identity Theft, Industry News, media releases, Press Releases, Privacy Commissioner|
This week has been National Consumer Fraud week, and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) have themed this year [...]
Plain English Credit – What you should know about taking on credit
By Graham Doessel| 2013-05-23T14:27:36+00:00 February 25th, 2011|Defaults Removed, media releases, Press Releases|
What is my credit rating? Your credit rating is a file on your credit history and is collated by the major credit reporting agencies if you have ever been credit-active. Your credit rating is then checked by any financial institution or credit provider and is used to assess both the amount you are able to borrow and your ability to repay the loan.
Privacy Commissioner gets tough on Vodafone
By Graham Doessel| 2013-05-23T14:27:50+00:00 February 25th, 2011|media releases, Press Releases, Privacy Commissioner|
MyCRA Credit Rating Repair Vodafone customers' personal information was available on a publically accessible website.. Vodafone was in breach of their obligations under the Privacy Act... The AUSTRALIAN CRIME COMMISSION now sites identity theft as the "fastest growing crime in AUSTRALIA