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OSA Investigates ID Theft & Personal Area Network
With the ever changing world we live in, our Personal Area Network is growing bigger by the moment... How do you protect yourself from RFID Pickpockets and Cyber Criminals attacks with their VAULT full of hacker tools!


What is a Personal Area Network?

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:  A personal area network (PAN) is a computer network used for communication among computer devices (including telephones and personal digital assistants) close to one person. The devices may or may not belong to the person in question. The reach of a PAN is typically a few meters. PANs can be used for communication among the personal devices themselves (intrapersonal communication), or for connecting to a higher level network and the Internet (an uplink).

Personal area networks may be wired with computer buses such as USB and FireWire. A wireless personal area network (WPAN) can also be made possible with network technologies such as IrDA, Bluetooth, UWB, Z-Wave and ZigBee.

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RFID Pickpockets are the new wave of CyberCriminals...
A common thread woven through our online life today is "Technology" and the availability for the common person to expose there personal info without knowing they have done so... and this has surfaced as the #1 Personal Area Network danger because every thing we do requires us to use some piece equipment subject to ID and PAN security risks!

We all need some good advice on “communication and awareness” when it comes to Personal Area Network security issues...

With new technologies, especially, emerging technologies with great potential to benefit everyone, there exist not far behind the nefarious individuals to exploit and tarnish what was destined to be a benefit.

RFID Theft, and RFD Pickpockets are the new wave of CyberCriminals.

Here is an example of new innovative technologies to protect your PAN, which will make life easier and benefit all of us.



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5 Action Steps to Take When PAN Space has been Invaded...
1: TAKE ACTION and be sure to keep records of the entire event names, phone numbers, dates, times, etc.  When Personal Area Network Space has been Invaded...

2: Place a “Fraud Alert” on your credit reports, and review the reports carefully. The fraud alert puts creditors on notice to follow certain protocol before they open new accounts in your name or make changes to your existing accounts.

Make a call to one of the three nationwide consumer reporting companies to place a 90-day fraud alert on your account. You need only to notify one of the reporting consumer agencies, the one you call is required by law to notify the others.



Here are the numbers for the consumer reporting companies:


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Top 10 Things to DO if Your ID is Stolen!
1 - Report Identity Theft crimes to the police immediately. Ask for a copy of the police report so that you can provide proof of the theft to the organizations that you will have to contact later.

2 - Document the steps you take and the expenses you incur to clear your name and re-establish your credit.

3 - Cancel your credit cards and get new ones issued. Ask the creditors about accounts tampered with or opened fraudulently in your name.

4 - Have your credit report annotated to reflect the identity theft. Do a follow-up check three months after to ensure that someone has not tried to use your identity again.

5 - Close your bank accounts and open new ones. Insist on password-only access to them.

6 - Get new bank machine and telephone calling cards, with new passwords or personal identification numbers.

7 - In the case of passport theft, advise the Passport Office.

8 - Contact the Post Office if you suspect that someone is diverting your mail.

9 - Advise your telephone, cable, and utilities that someone using your name could try to open new accounts fraudulently.

10 - Get a new driver’s license.
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