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Identity Theft Protection: What You Should Know

by shuey03

Everyone has heard about identity theft because it has been in
the news very often. Most people think it can't happen to them
but this is far from the truth. Identity thieves don't care
whether you are rich or poor and they don't care whether you have
good or poor credit. The good news is you can do some things for
identity theft protection.

There are a variety of simple things that we don't think about
that can do for identity theft protection. When you think about
it, people are very used to certain habits that can make them
targets for identity theft. What do you do with your junk mail?
Do you throw it away or recycle it? Either way you are leaving it
around for someone else to pick up.

Thieves will take from a variety of sources. It is not just
credit cards they are after, but social security numbers, debit
cards, and even phone calling cards. Recently, a General
Accounting Office report said that the estimate at least 750,000
people are victims of identity theft every year.

There are many ways that thieves can take your identity. One of
the easiest ways is to send you an email from what appears to be
your bank or other institution you know that asks you to verify
your information. Before you do, get on the phone and ask the
bank if they do this because usually they do not.

Another way thieves have gathered information is to go to a
restaurant and make a deal with a waiter. The waiter is
guaranteed $50 for every credit card they send through a skimmer,
which is supplied by the thief. The skimmer is as small as a
credit card and a good waiter can process 100 credit cards a
night giving your information to the thief.

Although most people have heard how to avoid identity theft
there are still people who may not understand what to do. Here
are a few ideas for identity theft protection:

-Destroy your private records, credit or bank statements or
anything that comes to your home that includes your name.

-Have a locking mailbox or p.o. box for your mail and don't mail
anything to do with money from your home.

-Mail envelopes with checks in them at the post office not at
home. Thieves can grab your information easily and use the checks
again.

-Take your receipts with you. If you don't need a receipt at the
gas station or at the ATM, click the no receipt button. If you
need a receipt take it with you or it can fall into someone
else's hands.

-Put your name on the National Do Not Call Registry list at
1-888-382-1222. This will not keep everyone from calling you but
it will cut down those who do. Those who call can be told you are
on the registry and they need to stop calling you.

These are simple things that you can do for identity theft
protection that are will frustrate identity thieves and help to
keep you safe.

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