Protect Yourself Against Identity Theft

Tip! It is important that you install a locked mailbox at your residence for enhanced identity theft protection.

Unfortunately identity theft is not a well-known type of crime, but is one of the top rising felonies in the world. Most known cases take place (of course!) in America. The “land of the free” is actually too free when it comes to identity theft. Statistic, one in twenty adults are victims of one or more sorts of identity theft: stolen credit cards or credit cards numbers, social security numbers and other individual ID.

Identity Theft - Who Are the Criminals?

Let’s start with what many dislike the most: illegal immigrants. No, they are not all bad, but some might use your SSN or date of birth to obtain a job.

But wait! Illegal immigrants are not as numerous as local criminals that sell your social security numbers to thousands of individuals who use it to obtain cash or a mortgage in your name.

And what about criminals that use false names and security numbers to protect their own identity? Those are not necessarily immigrants. Are you going to let yourself get arrested for their sake?

Tip! The third step to take if you believe you are a victim of identity theft is to file a police report. Request a copy of the report for your records and to send to creditors for verification of the crime.

Protect Yourself Against Identity Theft

Have you lost or “misplaced” your credit card? Even if you don’t believe it was stolen, don’t wait too long to report the incident to the police and your bank. Keep in mind that it is not so easy to detect identity theft and when you do, it might be too late! Such a happening can seriously damage not only your financial status, but your reputation as well.

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