the first two, the phishing and the i.d. theft probably there are more victims than part of the scheme. when you're talking about questionable return preparers and you go to a return preparer and you give them your information, you're ultimately still responsible for what's on that return. and so in 2012 every return preparer needs to have a preparer tax identification number and when they sign that return, they need to enter that return or that number on the return. and let me just say we're focused on consumer fraud but most of the return preparers out there are honest and decent. we're focusing on those ones that are taking advantage of individuals. some of the things you need to watch out for or consumers need to watch out for when they are choosing a return preparer is, one, does the return preparer sign the return and enter their tax identification number? do they give you a copy of the return? because you should always see what has been filed with irs before it is filed. and you should get a copy to sign. are they pro

phishing with a "ph." e-mail, phishing is the number one way that people were victims of fraud. it is unsolicited contact you have to worry about. >> when they ask you about your personal information. >> everyone who has that information already has it. they will not ask you that through an e-mail or on the phone. you will never need to verify that. >> if it seems too good to be true, it probably is. if they are offering you big returns? >> trust your gut. we were born with those instincts for a reason. they do help keep you going down the right path. we all can have weak moments, so you have to keep your guard up. >> confusing details, they are trying to talk to you about too much information. >> vague, won't have a lot of information. their contact information won't be forthcoming about who they are, how you can get ahold of them. those things are always indicators as well. >> and when they ask you for money wire transfers. >> even western union warns, if you don't know the person, never wire money. knowing someone means knowing them. not, you've had a conversation over the ph

machinery that -- >> -yeah -- >> -- anti- phishing program. >> sure. >> -- makes it kind of legitimate here, you know -- >> -- absolutely -- >> -- radio and i am not -- look -- the -- i am not trying to butt heads with the acms and the cmas, but there is a tremendous amount -- and i take that here too -- with fans and i think is a more populist show as opposed to one that has some inside industry to it and that is what makes it cool. >> yeah, you know, i think -- i think whenever you are talking about any sort of industry voted award. i don't care which show it is, you know, there -- there is always -- you know there -- there has always been drama surrounding a lot of those shows you know when it is all said and done you know and i think this way you know, like i said you kind of let the fans -- you kind of let the fans really let their voice be heard, which i think is fair, you know it kind of takes it being able to spin it in one direction or another it kind of takes that away, which i think is great. >> i tell you what, you are a fan favorite. it has been great watching your career

jesus said he would make you a fisher of men, not a phish fan of men. folks, we must stop pat before the 700 club becomes the 420 club. [laughter] next i have never trusted muslim-americans. why would they live in america when there are so many people like me who don't trust them? [laughter] that's why i was outraged when they were given their own reality show, tlc's all-american muslim. shame on you, tlc. stick to what you're good at -- wholesome american entertainment like elderly hoarders trapped under a pile of urine-soaked newspapers or three-year-olds made up to look like hookers. well, last week tlc cancelled all-american muslim and the reason why confirms my suspicions. >> the reality show all-american muslim won't be back for a second season due to low ratings. a reality show following the lives of muslim families in dearborn, michigan. turns out they were too normal. >> too normal. nation, this proves that muslims that muslims aren't real americans, because real americans who go on reality tv aren't normal at all. they are radical extremists w

you know what this was, phishing. >> might have said something boasting, exaggerated. might have been kidding. >> reporter: the post also as photos from rift rift's -- gristina's love nest. >> it as an apartment. it's a small one bedroom, with not even a real kitchen. >> reporter: they say i have made millions for years and i have for other people. she has helped in real estate. anna gristina claims the woman who said she is her partner in crime is a legitimate match maker. t.j. winick, new york. >>> clear skies over maryland today. man, a nice looking day, a little bit of a breeze on federal hill. today was cooler but very comfortable. this will get colder as we get a reinforcing shot of cold air on that northwesterly wind. through date we saw clear skies, the rule and not quite as warm but still a decent day in the harbor, decent day in annapolis. good day to get out and do a little sailing. sunshine's out. getting ready for a fantastic sunset here at drve at -- at kent island. as we take a look at the extended scan north, you can see through pennsylvania, a couple o

the phishing and id theft there are more victim than part of the scheme. when talking about questionable return repairs and you go to return prepare and give your information you are still responsible for what is on their return. in 2012 every return prepared needs to have a prepared text identification number and when they find that return they need to enter that number on the return. let me just say we are focused on consumer fraud but most of the return preparers are honest and decent. we are focusing on the ones that are taking advantage of individuals. some of the things you need to watch out for or consumers need to watch out for when choosing a return preparer is one who signed the return to enter the text repair or tax identification number. do they give you a copy of the return? you should always seek what has been filed with irs and you should get a copy to sign. are they promising you a larger refund than you thought you would get? it goes back to the old adage of somebody mentioned earlier, if it sounds too good to be true it probably is. do th

side tablets are more convenient for surfing the web so we added a special web access to malicious phishing websites and as a result of the many years spotting those nasty computer codes is one of the best companies out there to keep your device safe they recently announced. samples in their database they see did ten thousand and in an independent test their software was only one of two that identified all the malicious programs in the same test over half the forty one antivirus programs fail to stop most of the six hundred malicious apps like so many things in this world their technology could be used not just for good but also for evil. security as well as all of our products employs powerful technology like low level access to files and whatnot were true this technology could be used in malware but of course it all depends on how it's applied. i'm one hundred percent sure that not a single antivirus software vendor is doing that well actually i do know one exception but i won't give the name of a competitor here. they don't use these technologies to hama anyone. because if they do it onc

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attorney's office in los angeles mentioned identity theft and he also mentioned phishing, and phishing is where someone uses an e-mail or some other electronic media to try to solicit someone to respond either getting personal identification, giving account information, and for the irs it can appear that it is coming from either a legitimate irs inquiry or some related entity. irs will generally not spend an initial solicitation or request for personal information to a taxpayer so that should be a warning sign right away. if you get an e-mail from someone that it appears it is irs or related to the irs, be concerned and don't respond. either call the irs or look for the steps to take, but that is one way that once they get your information again, they can use that for all kinds of scams to filed false tax returns, they can use it to pay mortgage loans, they can use it for all types of things, and it's very hard to correct once that happens. >> let me just add with the phishing, the attack to get personal information from the consumers, and then what happens is generally the scanners tu

theft case, alleged stolen credit cards and bank account numbers for 600 victims by sending out phishing e-mails, looking like banks looking for updated personal information. in january this year, father and son sentenced to 150 months in federal prison ordered to pay $39 million in restitution for running a scam that defrauded more than 1,000 victims with the promises of large returns on investment and companies, that were developing films in los angeles. last month, a corporation in los angeles ordered to pay fine of $1 million, they were mislabelling vietnamese catfish and pawning it off as grouper and selling it throughout the country. and then last year, a santa barbara man was sentenced to six years in prison for conducting a phony, secret shop, business. an opportunity scam that included offers to make people bartenders, defrauding, 87,000 victims to the tune of $6 million. now those are just some examples that we hatch had in the courtroom. but our victories in the courtroom are not all that we need to do as it relates to combatting consumer fraud. in the coming weeks and months,

so things like phishing and other types of attacks were protected against. >> okay, thank you. my time is expired and i yield back. >> thank you. i will yield five minutes to the gentleman from georgia, mr. scott. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. this is a real fascinating hearing. i mean, we are moving so fast with technology that it's even hard to keep up with it. and now we have a real challenge here, it seems to me, and i have a number of questions, particularly that 91% of the american people now, 91% of the american people own a mobile phone. that's a phenomenal situation. so, you know, first of all i have questions about who is to regulate this? let's start with right now people are paying their phones through their mobile units. what a regulatory agency, who regulates this now? where does it come under? mobile payments. is there regulation now? >> well, i think you pose a great question but as one kind of goes, there really isn't when it comes to mobile payments specifically. the use of a phone to make a noncommunication type of transaction, the fingers are pointin

one thing to be careful of, phishing scams, your bank pretending to ask you information.ust hit delete. >>> layoffs, meanwhile, sega saying it will shift it is game to digital a games. video game makers have struggled because so many gamers are playing online. layoffs also likely in the cards for yaho yahoo! yahoo! has curr about 14,000 employees. >>> all that aside, the future of silicon valley is bright. that much was clear to those attending a battle of the robots. high school students showing off their robot-making skills to classmates, fans, and tech companies. >> and we start the match. >> reporter: they are the next generation of silicon valley engineers. high school students competing with robots. robots that play themselves. it's all part of the first robotic competition. at the plant at palo alto high school design and test robots backstage to compete on the main stage. and prepare for the future. >> for me, i've already been on this path since like i got into high school. i'm going i'm going to major in computer science for sure. >> it looks like basketball. >>

thing that folks should be aware of that is many times intruders tend to gain entry by a so-called phishing attack. you receive an e-mail that looks temping, but you don't know who the sender was. my advice would be to just delete it. >> that is good advice. are there any warning signs if we are online and shopping? anything we should be looking for when we are on a website? >> well, again, if it doesn't look like it is something legitimate in the sense they ask you to click on a link that might not have anything to do with what you're about to purchase, then i would say veer off and perhaps send an e-mail to the company and make sure that what they are asking you to do is really something legitimate. >> i have heard different things, like possibly we should reserve one of those possible prepaid credit cards that maybe that might help out. is that a consideration that consumers could use? we fill that with the money to use to make online transactions? >> absolutely. either a prepaid card or in our family, we have one card that we only use for the limited online transactions that we do. we d

that looks legit and looks okay and you start filling out inform snoogs this is sometimes called phishing>> you can get a text message or e-mail message. in this case this is something coming from paypal. it would say, hey, we need you to update your account and reverify but if you look closely at the url the web address is all wrong. it's not legit. it's meant to try to pull sensitive data from you and get you to fill out this information. then what they'll do is open up accounts in your name or do damage. >> are there any types of sites you should avoid that cater to this type of phishing? >> this is from wachovia. this is a fake alert from wachovia that would come into your e-mail account. that looks like a legitimate e-mail coming from wachovia to upgrade your account. it's very, very hard. there isn't a black list that says avoid these sites and you'll be safe. >> i was telling you during the break this happened to me. i had to go to best buy to spend hundreds of dollars to get your computer fixed. you told me that's not that much. >> there are people who have to go through damage cr

in the first two, the phishing and the i.d. theft, probably there are more victims than part of the scheme but when you're talking about questionable return preparers and you go to a return preparer and you give them your information, you're ultimately still responsible for what is on that return. and so in 2012 every return preparer needs to have a preparer tax identification number. when they sign that return, they need to enter that return or that number on the return. and let me just say, we're focused here today on consumer fraud but most of the return preparers out there are honest and decent. we're focusing though on the ones that are taking advantage of individuals. and some of the things that you need to watch out for, or consumers need to watch out for, when they are choosing a return preparer, is one, does the return preparer sign the return and enter their preparer tax identification number. to they -- do they give you a copy of the return? because you should always see what has been filed with irs before it is file

and they had this unique phishing because are getting money for the federal government we can put together a system to a system to endorse a coverage without raising taxes and that's a republican he thought that was kind of neat good we can have a system with urso responsibility for the mandate. we'll cover everybody and not raise taxes. he was excited by the puzzle. and look, i'm not saying this because i'm a democrat. he honestly is the hero of health care reform. literally, truly we do not get the affordable track without mitt romney. [applause] i realize that as a self-serving statement, but it's really, really true. i am as disappointed as anyone that is locked away from it the way he has. >> thank you. >> thank you very much for your presentation. your answers are terrific. my question is about the public auction, which died a sad death. and whether genuine cost control is even possible without a public option to drive it. i mean, you have discussed the sort of experiments that we will be doing, but meanwhile my understanding is that in massachusetts because they're particularly for

--a phishing email we have the man who is an expert on identity theft.ekend. >>henry: was the best thing that began do to protect ourselves? let me introduce you to neal farrell he is head of the identity theft council. the best way to avoid getting your identity stolen what are the best methods? >> the first is paranoia. do you remember that largely you have to be suspicious about everything you get. if it is so easy to be a spoof and identity? imagine how easy it is to spoof and e-mail. >>henry: how about the some of the story? >> correct if you are being asked to send money or open the attachment. forget about where it came from it could look like it came from the president but it does not mean that it is the less is better when you do online activity? you are giving it away every time you post something on facebook or comment on twitter. that information is being stored and mined and sold. >> every time i write down my password how-to white know it is going to the place work is supposed to go when i write it down -- >> and nothing is in vulnerable an

now, you can forward the suspicious e-mail or link to phishing at irs.gov or if you get a phone callone claiming to be from the irs, call the irs at 1-800-829-1040 to verify this person is an employee before you give out any information. kyra? >> allison, too i think a no brainer but emphasize if you get a refund that you think is too good to be true, it probably is. >> it is. and worth reminding because, yeah, it is a no-brainer but good to hear it again. the irs is warning taxpayers against phony refunds based on the american opportunity tax credit, a higher education tax credit. scammers are trying to convince people they are eligible for it even if they went to school decades ago. also, if you are getting charged excessive up front fees to file claims like these, that is a big red flag that your repairer may not be on the up and up. remember, you are legally responsible for what is on your return and tough pay back any refunds you got, even if it is your tax preparer's error. kyra? >> imagine this, there is now an app for taxes. do tell. >> of course. of course there is. yeah, an

and the last thing to do is just be really careful of phishing expeditions by scam artists. >> because they're looking to capitalize on your fear that your account has been compromised, so they're going to ask for personal information. >> if you get an e-mail that looks like it comes from your bank to ask you to quote/unquote confirm your security information, just get rid of ichlt if you want to get in touch with your bank, you call them, grow to them on the internet. if they come to you, be worried. >> and this is just the latest in a spring of security breaches. how concerned should people be about the security of their personal information? >> i think we need to be vigilant more than we need to be concerned. there's really no excuse these days for not checking your credit report a few times a year. you can do it for free at annual credit report.com and keep on top of it. banking and transacting online is really skreenlt but we have to make sure we're taking the right steps. >> knowledge is key for sure. jean chatzky once again. and once again here's lester. >>> i want to turn to th

within them they can put links that if you click on the links could send you to sites to farm out or phish handle this? how do you protect yourself? >> number one, i think we need to get away from the blind trust culture and stuck in this, oh, let me see that invite? i'll accept you. without doing our own due diligence. why would you just accept someone for the sake of accepting them? number one, keep it business on linkedin. no personal information. change a password frequently making sure that you're safe and changed it even if you feel, especially if you feel there's suspicious activity. if you log in, do it on a secure connection. and number four, monitor and really check the friend requests before you just go ahead and accept. >> okay. we'll try to follow the rules. mario, thank you for being with us today. >> yes. thank you so much, carol. >> you're welcome. >>> steak and burger lovers, listen up. to live longer, stop eating red meat. results of a pretty scary study straight ahead. weight loss programs can be expensive. so to save some money, i just got the popular girls from the loc

defendant was alleged to have stolen credit-card numbers from more than 600 victims by sending out phishing-mails that looked like banks. a father and son were sentenced to more than 150 months in prison and ordered to pay $39 million in restitution for running a scam that defrauded more -- defrauded victims. last month, a corporation in los angeles was ordered to pay $1 million because they were mislabeling vietnamese catfish. last year, a man was sentenced to six years in prison for conducting a phony, secret shopper business, an opportunity scam that included offers to make people bartenders. there were 80,000 victims in the district. those are just some examples we have had in the courtroom. our victories in the courtroom are not all we need to do as it relates to combating fraud. you will see u.s. attorney's offices throughout the country working with our partners from the civil side, the regulatory side, and consumer groups to deal with these issues. in many cases, and an ounce of prevention is a pound of cure. we want to provide consumers the tools they need and educate them after th