tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80421239294142423712024-02-07T15:32:26.298-05:00Pickenshughes25's BlogI dedicate this blog to all Pre-Paid Legal Associates as well as others in the legal services and identity theft industries!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10829842360172520514noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8042123929414242371.post-74085727449648868352010-05-13T07:41:00.002-04:002010-05-13T07:46:16.919-04:00What’s better than retail therapy? Getting Cash Back.What’s better than retail therapy? Getting Cash Back. Alert: error. — Aaron Mathews Retail therapy can cure a lot, but what’s even better than a therapeutic new purchase? Getting cash back for each of your “mental-I-deserve-a-break-so-I’ll-go-shopping” sprees. Now, if you’re a member of the Blastoff Network, you have already experienced the benefits of shopping in a place that gives you cash back. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10829842360172520514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8042123929414242371.post-52907615630724143392010-01-20T00:44:00.002-05:002010-01-20T00:52:31.920-05:00PPL Doctor Cares for Injured HaitiansPPL Doctor Cares for Injured HaitiansBy Stacy Whelchel January 18, 2010Pre-Paid Legal’s on-site physician is taking his office on the road to assist Haitians suffering from the massive earthquakes that devastated the country almost a week ago.Dr. Bruce Dennis plans to leave Oklahoma on TuesdayAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10829842360172520514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8042123929414242371.post-58361567242475457862010-01-17T13:43:00.001-05:002010-01-17T13:45:54.510-05:00PPD Scores High on Validea's "Hot List" PortfolioAda, Okla., Jan. 12, 2010Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. (NYSE: PPD) has earned a position as one of the top 20 U.S. companies on Validea's "Hot List" portfolio, a stock screening (selection) system that identifies the highest rated stocks from among 6,000 stocks tracked by Validea.com. Validea utilizes a proprietary software system which is based on the investment strategies of 12 leading U.S. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10829842360172520514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8042123929414242371.post-26138314945891401632010-01-17T13:09:00.003-05:002010-01-17T13:39:54.722-05:00Checklist for the 2010 International Convention (Only THREE months away!)By Aleshia Altizer January 15, 2010It’s THE main event of the entire year: Pre-Paid Legal’s 2010 International Convention in Oklahoma City. Thousands of Independent Associates from across the United States and Canada will come together for training, encouragement, testimonials and motivation. It’s also a great opportunity to make lifelong friendships with other Associates who are as energized Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10829842360172520514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8042123929414242371.post-28256407144562616692009-09-21T11:50:00.003-04:002009-12-30T16:07:14.302-05:00Is Hiding Your Social Security Number Worth It?Origanially published by:Monday September 21, 2009 11:26 AM ETConsumers who have spent hours locking up their passports, shredding their billing statements and filing away their tax returns may soon learn they’ve wasted a great deal of time. Their efforts to shield themselves from identity theft by guarding their Social Security numbers are being undermined by government officials and social Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10829842360172520514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8042123929414242371.post-79378468188894882842009-09-15T09:01:00.006-04:002009-09-28T21:46:07.323-04:00Pre-Paid Legal and Blastoff!What Is Blastoff?It is impossible to describe, in a post like this, what this program can do. Suffice to say, with this new marketing vehicle, your prospect list just opened wider than ever before. Why? People who shop online will love this! You probably have (or know someone in your family who has) shopped online this month - maybe even today! It's great, isn't it? You can compare prices, you Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10829842360172520514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8042123929414242371.post-29737495610248944232009-09-09T20:51:00.007-04:002009-12-01T22:22:16.249-05:00Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. Among Top 100 U.S. Companies in DeMarche Associates Fifth Annual Best Company SurveyADA, Okla., Aug. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. (NYSE: PPD) has been named one of the 100 Best U.S. companies in the Fifth Annual Best Company Survey by DeMarche Associates, Inc., a leading U.S. Investment Research firm. The award is based on independent DeMarche research which studies the "fundamentals" of more than 3,000 U.S. corporations in terms of growth and risk Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10829842360172520514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8042123929414242371.post-66866763654786679202009-08-31T20:39:00.002-04:002009-08-31T20:59:05.632-04:00Fed Chief Bernanke Victim of ID Theft RingCentral bank chief became entangled in a scam after a thief stole his wife's purse in August of last year and began cashing checks on the family's bank account.If ever there were living proof that identity theft can strike the mighty and powerful as well as hapless consumers, look no further than the nation's chief banker: Ben Bernanke. The Federal Reserve Board chairman was one of hundreds of Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10829842360172520514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8042123929414242371.post-4770963746091134052009-08-19T21:29:00.001-04:002009-08-19T21:47:48.867-04:00Sobering Reminder for Retailers of Need for Compliance/Security Updates?Posted by Lora Bentley Aug 18, 2009 3:45:40 PMIn the last couple of days, The New York Times, the Associated Press and almost every other media outlet has reported the arrest of a Miami man and two (as yet unnamed) Russian co-conspirators in connection with what is being called "the largest ID theft ring in history."Albert Gonzalez and his cohorts are reported to have accessed information from Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10829842360172520514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8042123929414242371.post-48193765254124065982009-08-19T20:57:00.008-04:002009-08-19T22:39:27.108-04:00Hacker's lawyer quiet about next legal moveBY NIRVI SHAHnshah@MiamiHerald.comThe attorney for the accused mastermind behind the largest credit-card fraud case in American history said Monday's indictment was no surprise.This week, federal prosecutors in New Jersey said Albert Gonzalez, 28, of Miami, outdid his own fraud record, stealing 130 million credit and debit card account numbers and selling them on the black market. Gonzalez had Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10829842360172520514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8042123929414242371.post-68055116826250525982009-08-19T20:48:00.004-04:002009-08-19T23:35:26.661-04:00Prosecutors say man stole 130M credit card numbersBy DEVLIN BARRETT (AP) – 1 day agoMapWASHINGTON — A former government informant known online as "soupnazi" stole information from 130 million credit and debit card accounts in what federal prosecutors are calling the largest case of identity theft yet.Prosecutors said Monday that Albert Gonzalez, 28, of Miami broke his own record for identity theft, though his exploits ended when he went to jail Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10829842360172520514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8042123929414242371.post-5785356524707705312009-08-18T14:35:00.004-04:002009-08-19T21:48:43.084-04:00Legal service plans grow popular during the recessionBY PHILLIP ERNESTAugust 10, 2009Fort Worth and Texas small businesses are ahead of those in many other U.S. markets – with 2 percent growth in employer firms in Texas compared to a 2 percent drop nationwide – yet the effects of the recession are indicated by the 7.5 percent unemployment rate in June, the highest in more than 16 years, according to the Texas Workforce Commission.As a result, here Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10829842360172520514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8042123929414242371.post-88385648649253926572009-08-12T21:03:00.004-04:002009-08-19T21:48:43.084-04:00College Grad Can't Find Job, Sues Her Alma MaterTrina Thompson has sued her alma mater, Monroe College of New York.By Jason Kessler CNN NEW YORK (CNN) -- A recent college graduate is suing her alma mater for $72,000 -- the full cost of her tuition and then some -- because she cannot find a job.Trina Thompson has sued her alma mater, Monroe College of New York.Trina Thompson, 27, of the Bronx, graduated from New York's Monroe College in April Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10829842360172520514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8042123929414242371.post-28598007894193914042009-08-09T07:34:00.005-04:002009-08-09T08:18:54.782-04:00Pushed by recession, millions make dramatic job changesUpdated Date('7/31/2009 5:54 PM');7/31/2009 5:54 PM Comments 297 Recommend 87 By Paul Davidson, USA TODAY The automotive industry was the only life Ed Wozniak knew. As a teenager, he would take apart vintage cars, soup them up and put them back together in a weekend. His father was a machine repairman, and Wozniak got an apprenticeship doing similar work for Chrysler.But in late 2007, after he Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10829842360172520514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8042123929414242371.post-85699775410425306382009-08-08T00:44:00.000-04:002009-08-19T21:48:15.195-04:00More doctors, insurers asking, ‘Who are you?’Medical identity theft, on the rise, can threaten lives as well as walletsMedical ID theft creates concerns April 3: Medical ID theft is on the rise in the United States, and there’s more to be worried about than just the financial ramifications. By Anne Thompson and Alex JohnsonNBC Newsupdated 1:05 a.m. ET, Wed., April 4, 2007Andrew Brooke’s family knew something was screwy when they got a Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10829842360172520514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8042123929414242371.post-56104971359680825432009-08-08T00:25:00.000-04:002009-08-19T21:48:15.195-04:00Stolen laptop holds Army Guard members' data131,000 former, current members personal information could be at riskmsnbc.com staff and news service reportsupdated 5:01 p.m. ET, Wed., Aug 5, 2009The National Guard says about 131,000 former and current Army Guard members' personal data may be at risk because of the theft of a contractor's laptop.Those who who could be affected will be notified with an official letter, said Randy Noller, a Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10829842360172520514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8042123929414242371.post-77735708390265415272009-08-06T22:21:00.000-04:002009-08-19T21:48:43.085-04:00Court says strip search of Arizona teenager illegalBy JESSE J. HOLLAND Associated PressPublished: 6/25/2009 10:42 AMLast Modified: 8/06/2009 10:42 AMWASHINGTON— The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a school's strip search of an Arizona teenage girl accused of having prescription- strength ibuprofen was illegal. In an 8-1 ruling, the justices said school officials violated the law with their search of Savana Redding in the rural eastern Arizona Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10829842360172520514noreply@blogger.com0