Friday, July 30, 2010

Going fishing this summer? Others are. Watch out for Phishing (Identity Theft)

Make sure Identity Thieves don't fish for your identity while you are enjoying the great weather. "Phishing" is a common tactic that crooks use to obtain your private information- usually by email. Remember... never reply to an unsolicited email with your personal information!

Lightning flashes over 1 billion times a year!

According to noaa.gov, lightning flashes 40 times a second on the earth. About 25 percent of these strikes reach the ground. So what's a person to do? Stay inside during a lightning storm, and watch this interesting video from the Insurance Information Institute.