| BE CAREFUL WITH YOUR FINANCIAL INFORMATION |
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Protect yourself against financial predators. Follow these important rules: First of all, Never give out personal information to someone you don’t know or trust. Putting together a ‘picture’ of the person is the start of building up the use of your identity fraudulently. Don’t make it easy! People that you meet online or casually may not be people you can trust – don’t give them personal information like your phone number or where you live, or important confirming evidence like children’s and spouses names or mother’s maiden name. Your personal information is valuable – take a bit of care who gets hold of it. Secondly, Don’t just bin it – destroy old bills, records, or expired cards Identity thieves will use all methods to build up a profile on people – including rummaging in your garbage for records of past purchases, expired credit and other cards, and telephone and utility bills. Don’t help them out! Destroy these by ripping them up or shredding them before you discard them. And be sure to check important bills like credit cards and account statements for activity that was not yours! Remember protect your pocket... budget wisely. |
