Dear Readers, Yes, I know I haven’t been around, that’s because I haven’t been around! I was in Omaha freezing,

     As you know, I just returned from the ACB convention in Dallas. It was great to meet so

Hello Everyone! I have been extremely busy! First of all, my time has been monopolized by Apple, for the last

Hi Readers, Thanks for coming to my blog. I  will be out of town for a  while on tour, thought

    Hello! I recently received a very nice review on my book: “Identity Theft: A Victim’s Search for Justice,”

    Hello Everyone, I am pleased to add another subscriber to our mailing list, from Australia! Welcome! He had

    I  know it’s been awhile, but a  lot has been going on! I just recently returned from a

      Hello  Everyone, It’s National Consumer  Protection Week, and the FTC is holding a seminar this Wednesday. I

                                                Another breach from

  I have been listening all year to news reports of identity theft. Porch piracy. City, state, and federal governments

                            INFERNO           

  Read below for another installment of “We Don’t Care” by the State Dept and ICE. Reported in NY Times,

    It is with great sadness that I say farewell to a fellow advocate. Dan Sippl and I met

  Hi Everyone, I  have been  busy as of late  with  preparations  for  intensive  training so for right  now, blogs 

    Dear readers, The following is an excerpt from an article I found regarding cybersecurity awareness month. There’s some

Today, the world mourns the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. She was admired by all, and loved by the citizens

Grandparents Day is September 11. Seems like a good time to bring up the Grandparents scam. (https://www.fbi.gov/grandparent-scam.)  This old scam 

  It’s time to get ready to pack those lunches, get the school supplies in order, and put your kid’s

  This  one came from a senior center member: The latest scam is at the register.  After the order is

  His name is Dmitriy Smilianets, a young Russian hacker, claiming that he didn’t realize he was hurting people by

Keeping safe can be very time-consuming. There are so many articles that it’s hard to keep track of what really

    I am a member of AARP fraud watch network in my state. Each month, we have a phone

Reading the book, Humankind: A Hopeful History by Bregman, Rutger took me back to my MA in psychology course work. The

      I was sick for an entire week with a really bad cold, not Covid, thank goodness. All

 Should have been posted 12/31/21 – 1/1/22 (Oops!)   I’ve always been the kind of person  that likes to clean

  Well, I lost my notes, darn it because they were pretty good. Here’s the gist – I listen to

  I’ve  been  blogging  about  identity  theft  for  a  few  years now, but I feel that  sometimes people  still don’t

  I listen to daily tech headlines every morning on my device. This is the latest scam, the scary part

  Just in case you didn’t believe me, I’ve attached an article at the end of this blog to show

Hello everyone, I hope you had a good Thanksgiving. The main thing is that my friends and the people I

  Well, here we are, we made it to Thanksgiving! We are not out of the woods yet, please remember

  Hello everyone. This is a departure from my blog, but I had to write about what is going on

No No: 101     When I write about identity theft, I always think that the thieves are stealing easily

      It’s been a while since I’ve written anything, but I haven’t had time. You would think with

Did   Hello everyone. Today I would like to alert you to a new way that my local hospital bilked

Hi Everyone, I wanted to pass this latest one along. There was a recent news story about President Biden trying

  CONSUMER PROTECTION/LABOR. Passing .. SB 676… Deepfakes. SB 309. Makes it a Class C felony to intentionally manipulate images

  Hi everyone. I just heard that President Biden has committed the US to update our infrastructure to combat climate

                    Hi everyone, Another news story that shows there are no

Hi everyone, I wrote about hacking of electric grids and infrastructure. Here we go… The following item was on Daily

Happy New Year everyone!  We’re still bogged down by this virus, and the hackers are loving it. A case in

Giving Thanks: A Thanksgiving Poem By Deborah E. Joyce   Thanksgiving is over, I’m stuffed to the gills Ate here

  I’ve written a lot about identity theft, mainly because I was a victim. It’s easier to write about what

I Know Why  Deborah E Joyce 10/23/20   I know why things are changing people crying, everyone complaining look around,

             Something is not adding up.  I remember my mother telling me that things were

Hello out there, I hope everyone is staying safe. I received info about Internet security expert, Robert Siciliano, from my

\   Hi everyone, I know many are home due to the virus. But I wanted to share this from

    Cable finally installed cable, net, phone. Then the work began. Calling agencies for service, i.e., guiding eyes for

  It’s really tough to give up everything and move on to what one hopes is a better situation. I’ve

This virus has leveled the playing field. What do I mean by that? No matter age, gender, social class, nationality,

Each new election cycle brings with it new people. Of course, the new people have no idea what’s going on. 

Hi everyone.  I hope all is well and that you made it through the latest round of snowstorms. I’m sure

I am so happy to report that my good friends just became the proud grandparents of a baby boy on

It has been pointed out to me that I am wrong. Identity theft IS a crime according to the New York Penal

Isn’t it strange how your life can change overnight? I received some disheartening news yesterday.  My friend and I had

  It’s confusing because just the name identity theft can be a misnomer.  For example, usually, when people think of

Hello Everyone! I came through my first ever live interview on Lois T. Martin’s show, “I’ve Got Your Number” on

Hello and thank you for the nice compliment. I’m so excited and wish to share. My good friend, Lois T. 

This is something you didn’t think of – the effect of identity theft on seniors, and their ability to afford

Hello  Everyone, I  received  an interesting phone call this morning.  A  representative  from the Council On Aging  responded  to my

  Hello  everyone, Well, I  don’t know if  anyone knows my blog yet, but if you do, “Hi There!” If you