Identity Theft Prevention

Decrease your Risk
You can reduce the risk that you will ever become a victim of identity theft by learn how thieves steal your identity, what personal information they are after, and securing your identity.

How do thieves get your personal information?
There are many ways that identity thieves can get your information. Here are a few of the most common ones.

They can go through your trash and find financial papers, carbon copies and even reassemble shredded papers.
They can steal your mail.
They can steal your wallet or purse.
They can listen in on conversations you have in public. For example in line at a bank or government office.
They can try and trick you into giving them the information they want over the telephone and also by email.
They can buy the information from someone who might have stolen it previously or from someone whom you gave it to.
They can obtain it from a loan or credit application form you may have filled out and sent to a hospital, bank, school or business by going through their trash as well. They may have obtained it from dumpsters outside of such companies.
They acquire it from your personal computer, especially if you don't have a firewalls.
They can be a relative, a friend or someone who works for you and can have access to your personal information.