Protecting From Identiy Theft
Protect yourself so your identity wont get stolen.
What is identity theft?
Identity theft is a form of fraud in which someone pretends to be someone else by taking that persons identity.
Smart moves to make sure your credit and family are not harmed.
- Surround your Credit- Check your credit card statements regularaly to make sure your social security number isn't stolen.
- Shred- Shred all the past year’s documents like bank statements, credit cards, and financial statements if they arent being used.
- Spam Mail- Never respond to any offers or pop ups.
- Be careful at ATMs.
- And always use a strong password.
4 ways how your identity can be stolen.
- Your email or phone number- You can get fake telemarkting or fundraising events.
- Drivers License- They can get your birth date, full name, basic info, adress.
- Credit cards- if you lose your cards then theifs can gain acsess.
- Your social networks- theifs can gain lots of info about where you live and who you are.
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If your identity is stolen....
Contact your credit card companys and cancel your cards.
Contact the police.