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The National Foundation for credit counselors, which sponsors Protect your identity week, has compiled a number of identity theft myths. To support their efforts, awareness Santa Fe seller Council Group and Education Subcommittee has helped to clarify some common misinformation regarding this crime more and more common.
Myth # 1 :. There is no way to protect yourself against identity theft
Identity theft is preventable. As with any other crime, the risk will always be there. But there are many things people can do to minimize this risk, both online and offline. Preventive measures include keeping financial records secure and private, shredding junk mail, and track who sees your personal information. A protection service against identity theft using a variety of techniques to prevent, detect and, if necessary, adjust the identity theft.
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/consumers/deter.html
http://www.onguardonline.gov/topics/computer-security.aspx
Myth # 2 :. Identity theft is only a financial crime
Although the financial identity theft (theft of information for financial gain) is the most common, other types of theft identity can be just as dangerous, potentially costly and time consuming to resolve. For example, with medical identity theft, personal health records are used to access to medical treatment or medication, or making false insurance claims. With the criminal identity theft, a person uses defective or stolen identification to avoid prosecution under the law.
medical identity theft: http://www.worldprivacyforum.org/pdf/wpf_medicalidtheft2006.pdf
Criminal Identity Theft: http://www.privacyrights.org/fs/fs17g- CrimIdTheft.htm
fraud job: http://www.idtheftcenter.org/artman2/publish/v_art_solutions/Solution_27_-_Someone_Working_as_You.shtml
Myth # 3: This is the fault of my bank if I became a victim of identity theft.
Some crimes against identity theft comes from bank records or is perpetuated by lax safety practices. However, the majority of identity theft starts elsewhere. The personal information can be stolen with low-tech tools, such as a lost or stolen wallet, checkbook or credit or debit card, or several high-tech methods such as skimming, phishing and hacking .
http://www.onguardonline.gov/topics/computer-security.aspx
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/consumers/about-identitytheft. html # whatdothievesdowithastolenidentity
Myth # 4: he is sure to give your personal information over the phone if your caller ID confirms that it is your bank.
It is never safe to give personal information to unsolicited callers, no matter who they say they are. Caller ID is easily spoofed. If you think the caller is legitimate, hang up and call the bank back to its specified phone number.
http://www.ncpc.org/programs/catalyst-newsletter/catalyst-newsletter-
2009 / volume 30 number 1 / vishing-a-new-twist-on-identity-theft- threatensconsumers
http://www.onguardonline.gov/topics/computer-security.aspx
Robert Siciliano is CEO of IDTheftSecurity.com, an expert on identity theft, speaker professional, security analyst, published author and television news correspondent. Siciliano works with Fortune 1000 and start-up companies as a consultant on product launches, branding, messaging, representation, SEO and media. the thoughts and advice of Siciliano on all these issues often appear in both television and print media news, including CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, FOX, Forbes and USA Today. He has 25 years of safety training as a member of the American Society for Industrial Security. He is the author of two books, including The Safety Minute: Living on high alert; How to take control of your personal safety and to prevent fraud . He also established a partnership with Uni-Ball to help raise awareness of the growing threat of identity theft and provide tips on how you can protect yourself.