Identity Protection - Identity Theft Help » social security number http://identityselfprotection.com Learn how to protect yourself from identity fraud Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:22:11 +0000 en hourly 1 10 Ways To Proctect Your Identity http://identityselfprotection.com/10-ways-to-proctect-your-identity/ http://identityselfprotection.com/10-ways-to-proctect-your-identity/#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:19:07 +0000 Melissa http://identityselfprotection.com/?p=135 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.

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10 Ways To Protect Yourself From Identity Theft

  1. Limit the amount of credit cards you carry. The more credit cards you have in your wallet the harder it is to track them.
  2. Purchase a cross shredder to shred all important documents and credit cards.
  3. At ATM’s, phone booths, and check-out kiosks be watchful for people watching you input your pin or phone number. Make sure you shield your pin number from outsides views.
  4. If shopping online, only buy products that have a private policy.
  5. Do not give out your SSN, bank account number or credit card number to solicitors over the phone. Make sure they tell YOU that information.
  6. Never carry your SSN around with you. Keep it in a safe spot and memorize the number.
  7. If you applied for a credit card and it hasn’t arrived in the suggested time frame, call the credit card company right away.
  8. When mailing bill payments, take them to the post office and don’t leave them in your mail box. This is only inviting thieves to steel these payments.
  9. Make sure to get a credit report at least once a year. By doing this you can clean
  10. Monitor your credit card bills carefully. Note any missed payments or double billing.
]]> http://identityselfprotection.com/10-ways-to-proctect-your-identity/feed/ 0 Synthetic Identity Theft – A New Spin On Identity Theft http://identityselfprotection.com/synthetic-identity-theft/ http://identityselfprotection.com/synthetic-identity-theft/#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:22:21 +0000 Melissa http://identityselfprotection.com/?p=79 synthetic identity theft? What is that? Synthetic Identity Theft occurs when a thief takes parts of people's identity and forms a new identity. This is much more difficult to detect and solve than traditional identity theft.]]> We all know what identity theft it right? Some thief uses your sensitive information such as your social security card, name and birth date and depletes your accounts. But what about synthetic identity theft? What is that? Synthetic Identity Theft occurs when a thief takes parts of people’s identity and forms a new identity. This is much more difficult to detect and solve than traditional identity theft.

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When thieves uses one social security number and a different name your social security number is flagged in a criminal database. This can go on for years without your noticing someone using your information until you are called in questioning of a crime you didn’t commit.

To watch over this, make sure you look at your yearly social security statement thoroughly. Also, if you get mail from someone else frequently you may be a victim of synthetic security theft. So pay attention and don’t fall victim!

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