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| Identity Theft Information |
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| Identity theft affects over $11 million people a year. It will take them on average 165 hours to repair the damage done. Losses will top $54 billion this year. Identity theft occurs when someone steals or uses your social security number, credit card, address or checks to commit fraud or other crimes. Above are a pdf and a video from the U.S. Justice Dept web site. |
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| How does it happen to me? |
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Dumpster Diving is when someone goes through your trash for information. |
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Skimming is when someone steals your credit card # during a transaction. |
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Phishing occurs if you reply to a false email or text claiming to be your institution. |
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Stealing happens in many ways from " out of mailbox" to "purse in trunk of car". |
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Pretexting occurs when a thief obtains info from phone companies, survey |
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Change of Address is when someone fills out form to divert mail. |
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