| Here are... Ten Preventative Steps To Help | | | | your account information to verify a statement |
| Safeguard Against Identity Theft.Guard against | | | | or confirm an |
| malicious thieves stealing your identity.If you | | | | award or prize winnings....call your bank and report |
| receive suspicious billings or items that you | | | | this |
| don't recognize. Call and investigate them right | | | | immediately.Times have changed over the years. |
| away with | | | | It is suggested that you |
| your provider. Try to head of any means of | | | | no longer attach outgoing mail to your mailbox |
| fraud before it | | | | for pickup. |
| can occur.When you receive financial inquiries or | | | | Instead, deliver it directly to an official Post |
| solicitations in | | | | Office or |
| the mail...DON'T just discard them in the trash. | | | | postal collection box. This is one of the easiest |
| Invest in a | | | | ways a |
| good crosscut shredder...Don't discard ANY mail | | | | thief can steal your identity.If you notice that |
| solicitations, fianancial papers, bank statements, | | | | your regular bills have stopped coming, |
| invoices, | | | | find out why. Call the company to verify. |
| quoates, or any items that may contain | | | | Someone could |
| information about you | | | | have filed a false change of address to re-direct |
| or your family members. Don't give would-be | | | | your |
| thieves an | | | | information to his or her address. |
| opportunity to gain access to your identity.Don't | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| give anyone your financial or private information | | | | By protecting yourself using these simple steps, |
| over | | | | you can |
| the telephone unless you initiated the original | | | | help prevent would be identity theives from |
| phone | | | | accessing and |
| conversation and you can verify the person or | | | | gaining your identity.These days Identity Theft is |
| organization | | | | making HUGE headlines in the |
| you're speaking to.It's sad, but true in today's | | | | News. Always be on guard to detect and |
| world. You must be very | | | | prevent any would-be |
| careful not offer ANYONE your social security | | | | theieves from stealing your Identity. No one |
| number, bank | | | | wants to suffer |
| account number, credit card number, or any | | | | malicious damages caused by someone posing as |
| private or | | | | you or |
| financial information over the phone without first | | | | cleaning out your bank accounts, running up debt |
| properly | | | | on credit |
| identifying them. Get their contact phone and call | | | | cards, or any number of other unauthorized |
| back to | | | | acts.These threats are REAL ! Hundreds of |
| verify. Also be careful not to be talking on a | | | | thousands of people |
| cordless or | | | | are victimized by these crimes every year.(c) |
| cellular phone....these are NOT secure devices. | | | | Copyright 2003 by Ken Burnett |
| Anyone with | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
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