WHAT IS IT?
Identity theft or identity fraud are terms both used to refer to all types of crime in which someone wrongfully obtains and uses another person's personal data in some way that involves fraud or deception, typically for economic gain.
TYPES
Financial Identity Theft
Medical Identity Theft
Insurance Identity Theft
Criminal Identity Theft
Driver’s License Identity Theft
Child Identity Theft
Social Security Identity Theft
WAYS TO PROTECT YOURSELF
Monitor credit reports every 4 months
Shred all credit card applications and other
garbage that have identifying information
Security Number, Birth Date, any account number unless you initiated the call and feel comfortable with the receiver
COMMON SOURCES
Wallets ,Mail, credit application forms,
employer records
LESS COMMON SOURCES
Identity Theft is
America's
growing Crime