10 Easy Tips to Prevent Identity Theft
1. Carry as few IDs and credit cards in your billfold as possible. Never keep your Social Security card in your wallet...
2. Only provide personal information on a "need to know" basis...
3. If you go on a vacation, ask a close friend, family member, or neighbor you know well to pick up your mail. Bills, pre-approved credit cards, etc. come in the mail all the time, and include information that could aid in the theft of your identity...
4. Make a call to the Credit Reporting Industry at 888-567-8688, tell them you wish to stop receiving credit card and insurance solicitations from coming to your home in the mail.
5. If you are solicited by anyone who asks you for your personal information, call the Better Business Bureau. Their local Dallas number is (214) 220-2000...
6. Here are some pieces of information that you should not give ANY social-networking site: Access to your e-mail account, a work e-mail, your date of birth (including the year) in combination with...
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