Identity Protection – Identity Theft Help

With the age of technology and the recent recession looming, protecting your identity is of crucial importance. Each year, more than half a million people find themselves victims of identity theft. Many people lose their life savings and it takes them years to build up that nest egg. The best protection is prevention. Here are 10 ways to protect your identity from would-be thieves. Read more…

Credit cards are equipped with vital information on it that must be destroyed before you dispose of it. In order to effectively dispose your credit cards you need to make sure to destroy all aspects of the card containing vital information. Here’s how to properly dispose your unused credit cards.

Steps To Disposal

• Disable the magnet strip. You can do this by using a strong magnet and rubbing it over the magnetic strip. Cutting it up is just as effective.
• Disable the Smart Chip. You can smash it a few times with a hammer or feel free to cut it up.
• Shred the credit card. If you have a specialized cross shredder run the card through that. If you don’t then manually cutting it is just as effective. Make sure to cut the numbers and much as possible. Next, throw a few pieces here in there in different garbage bags.

Did you know that approximately 99% of discarded cell phones do not have their data erased? Personal information, banking data and contact lists are thrown away in the garbage without a second thought. This is gold to the identity stealing thief. Thieves today are still dumpster diving and will use anything to steal your identity. Here’s how to properly dispose of unused cell phones. Read more…

Here’s a shocking fact: every 3.5 seconds in the U.S. an identity is stolen. Not only do you have to be safe online but you have to be safe in the real world. It is true that identity theft is thought of an online crime, but thieves are going low-tech and stealing your identity right under your nose. Here is 5 tips to protect yourself against identity theft. Read more…

I found this amazing article called, “Five Types of Identity Theft” that details different types of identity theft. Learn more and protect yourself against against identity theft.

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