Identity Theft Prevention
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Identity theft is becoming increasingly popular with criminal elements in today’s world. While there are no measures that will completely stop someone from stealing your identity, there some basic identity theft prevention steps that you can take to make stealing your identity more difficult.
Types of identity theft
There are two kinds of identity theft: account takeover and application fraud. Account takeover identity theft occurs when someone gains access to your credit cards and starts charging products and services to them. Application fraud identity theft occurs when someone is able to get your social security number and enough other information about you to open up new accounts under your name....
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How to Avoid Phishing Scams
- 1Destroy private records and statements
- 2Secure your mail
- 3Safeguard your Social Security number
- 4Don't leave a paper trail
- 5Never let your credit card out of your sight
- 6Know who you're dealing with
- 7Take your name off marketers' hit lists
- 8Be more defensive with personal information
- 9Monitor your credit report
- 10Review your credit card statements carefully
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Simple Ways to Protect Yourself from Identity Theft
