There is a substantial increase in the number of identity thieves. Everyone should be worried about the statistics. Fortunately, it is not that hard to protect your identity against the fastest-growing criminal activity in the country. The most important thing is for you to be very careful in giving away your personal information whether online or offline.
There are three common types of identity thefts – bank fraud, phone fraud, and credit card fraud. In whatever method they use, these criminals gain access to your account information, pretend to be you and purchase items or open new lines of credit, withdraw money from your account and so on. However, these are some ways to protect yourself from these thieves.
• Don’t bring all your credit cards wherever you go.
If you limit the number of cards you carry, you won’t lose that much in case you are robbed. Also, make sure you don’t bring with you records of PIN. Read the rest of this entry »
