Tips to Avoid Identity Theft

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Tips to Avoid Identity Theft
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What is rampant, spreading like wildfire and can kill life as you know it? No, not a deadly vi

Tips to avoid identity theft:
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Buy a shredder. Aggressively protect your social security, credit card or bank numbers
2.
Use a lock-in mailbox. This isn´t 100% safe, but it´s much safer than one without a lo
3.
Protect your out-going mail. Get it into the box or the hands of a postal clerk. Heav

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Keep receipts and compare to your statements when they come once a month. Banks make m
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Keep financial documents under lock and key (at the bank or in a home safe).
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Don´t give out your social security card˙ever.
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Know what´s in your wallet. Do you know how many credit cards are in your wallet?
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Don´t discuss detailed financial information on a cordless or cell phone. That informa
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Monitor your credit reports. You can sign up for a monitoring service or do it yoursel
If someone steals your credit card information, get help from these reputable resources˙
Federal Trade Commission www.consumer.gov/idtheft or 877-382-4357
Identity Theft Resource Center at www.idtheftcenter.org 858-693-7935
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse www.privacyrights.org or 619-298-3396

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