Source: Better Business Bureau
About the Author
How to protect yourself from identity theft
- Keep private information like social security card and bank numbers secure
- Never give out personal information on an unfamiliar or unsecured website
- Do not ever click on links in an email asking for information
- Use anti-virus protection on computer
- Shred documents such as credit card offers and bank paperwork
- Monitor all bank accounts and statements
- Make your passwords hard to hack and vary them across sites
- Screen calls and don't answer unfamiliar numbers.
- Get free credit reports annually
