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Anny Jacoby, Owner/President of The Realistic Female Self-Defense Company is a survivor of domestic violence and passionately campaigns that EVERY female to have the absolute right to protect and defend herself. Anny's program is not traditional "self-defense" nor martial arts or weapons. She has developed her training specifically for females and teaches them to use their minds to detect and diffuse, and their bodies as weapons to defend themselves in the event of an altercation. Anny’s style is serious, with compassion and empathy, yet fun and empowering. Her training classes and seminars leave her students with a sense of confidence and an understanding of their intuitions regarding safety. Anny has authored a comprehensive training manual for each student to take with them as reference. Anny and her team of male instructors are Certified PDR (Personal Defense Readiness) Instructors. For training options and rates (group and private): Phone: 919-225-1421 info@realisticfemaleselfdefense.com anny@annyjacoby.com

Evidence Photographers International Council website:

http://www.evidencephotographers.com/

& phone number: 866-868-3742

Founded in 1968, EPIC is a non-profit educational and scientific organization dedicated to the advancement of forensic photography and videography in civil evidence & law enforcement. EPIC provides you with the know-how to further develop your skills and knowledge in the field of civil and law enforcement forensic photography. EPIC’s Evidence Photographer Certification sets guidelines and standards—needed in this ever-changing industry—and provides this information through instruction. This new certification is not just a piece of paper; it will become a part of your reputation, increasing others’ trust in your abilities. This certification is unique for evidence photographers. Every test answer is fully referenced to at least one readily available textbook regarding forensic or general photography. EPIC’s education and certification provides and refines the essential qualities needed in a professional evidence photographer, especially those involved with crime scenes. It is also backed by the Alliance of Visual Artists (AVA), which has successfully educated photographers for over 129 years through Professional Photographers of America (PPA).

In the coming months US Privacy Associates will offer a free online training seminar limited to 16 people.  The presentation will feature identity theft tips, how to limit your personal information from being made available to online data vendors and why “opting-out” is so important to protect your identity.  The training should last approximately one hour and thirty minutes to two hours.

The Redaction package is sold for $99.95, includes a year of Identity Recover if compromised and the Redaction Package.  Also offered is a replicated website, we host and maintain for you, currently offered for $49.95, bringing your cost to $149.90.

If YOU were compensated $50.00 for every sale YOU generated would you be interested in protecting people’s identity and making some good income as well?

To be added to the list for future training please send an email to mike@optoutdetectives.com, in the subject line include “Online training request.”

Think about it.

Mike

(1-24-09 THE FIRST 16 SLOTS HAVE BEEN FILLED!  We will still take info for future training.)

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Two men suspected of credit card fraud in Knox County are still on the run. Barbourville police are investigating one of a possible string of related identity theft cases.

Police believe the two men are responsible for using fake credit cards to make purchases at the Barbourville Walmart.

Police tell me these two men are possibly suspects in similar crimes at other Walmarts.

They are able to steal credit card numbers and personal information to make duplicate cards. Investigators have tracked several of the cards back to the victims, and are finding the crime is across state lines.

Police say these two men, seen leaving Barbourville Walmart with mostly electronic items like video gaming systems and computer equipment are committing similar crimes other places.

Steve Owens, with the Barbourville Police, says, "They've also done the same thing at other Walmarts--same type of merchandise--it's easy to move, it's easy to return if they choose to return it."

Investigators say identity thieves like the two suspects use machines that will duplicate credit and debit cards.

"Mechanical means called spoofers..where they slide the cards and it will save the information off of the magnetic strip on the cards," Owens says.

They say sometimes, though, all the identity thief has to do is be within a few feet of a potential victim.

"They also may do things as simple, if they catch you in the store with your card out, as taking a picture of your card number," Owens says.

While officials are not yet sure how the men were able to obtain the credit card numbers and information in this case, they do know that they were stolen from different states.

"The credit card numbers have been traced back to issuing banks and victims in Massachusetts and Tennessee, Kentucky as well," Owens says.

Police say this incident could be related to credit card trafficking, or the two men may be acting alone.

While police traced the credit cards back to victims in Kentucky, Massachusetts and Tennessee, they say they do not know where these two men are from. They were seen driving a white four door Ford Explorer. Barbourville police are working with other agencies as well in the investigation.

http://www.wkyt.com/wymtnews/headlines/81590072.html

Not to say you shouldn’t donate to the Haiti rescue efforts but just make sure it’s not a scam and protect yourself!

Over 400 internet names have been registered since the earthquake last Monday that are related to the earthquake.  Many will be legitimate and then many won’t. 

Before making a donation here’s what to watch out for:

ü  Never give your birth date, social security number or bank information.  This would be a big red flag that you could be getting scammed by an ID Thief.

ü  Don’t click on links or attachments with earthquake related cries for donations that arrive in your spam box.

ü  Always check the Better Business Bureau (.org), foundation center (.org) or charity navigator (.org).

ü  Install spoofstick and ensure you aren’t being directed to a spoofed website.  http://www.usprivacyassociates.com/resources_pa.php