Protect Yourself against Identity Theft
Updated: January 7, 2009
Identity theft is an all-too-real modern day phenomenon.
How do you protect your good name?
As shared by Curt Anderson of First Busey Securities (Member NASD/SIPC) on The Morning Show.
COMMON TYPES OF IDENTITY THEFT
-Credit card accounts
-Cell phone accounts
-Passing bad checks or opening a fradulent checking accounts
-Getting loans in another person`s name
-Working in another person`s name
AVOIDING IDENTITY THEFT
-Look at bank and credit card statements
-Do not give personal information over
the phone
-Cancel credit cards you don`t use
-Don`t put outgoing mail in your
mailbox
-Don`t put your social security or driver`s license numbers on your checks
WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOU THINK YOU ARE A VICTIM?
-Report the theft to the three major
credit bureaus` fraud centers
-Close all accounts that have been fraudulently accessed
-File a report with police
27 JANUARY 2004
