Identity Theft – Stealing Your Name and Your Money (How to protect your name)
In what many are calling America's fastest growing type of theft, crooks are working without the usual tools of the trade. Forget sawed-off shotguns and ski masks: your name and Social Security number will do the trick, or that blank, pre-approved credit application you tossed out with the coffee grounds. Even talking on your phone or surfing the Internet can allow someone you may never meet to deprive you of the one thing you may have thought safe from attack: your identity.
An identity theft perpetrator may use a variety of tactics to obtain your personal information and drain your finances: posing as a loan officer and ordering your credit report (which lists lines of credit); "shoulder surfing" at the ATM or phone booth to get your PIN code; "dumpster diving" in trash bins behind businesses or apartments for unshredded credit applications, canceled checks, bank records or any documents containing personal information; or, stealing mail right out of your own mailbox. Click here to learn more.
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