How to Stop Identity Theft

You can take precautions yourself to stop identity theft, when someone uses stolen personal identifying information to commit a crime. By using online records, you can monitor your identity and ensure that it is secure.

What is Identity Theft?

Identity theft, a relatively new type of crime that came about in the 1990s, has become one of the nations most frequent. You can take steps yourself to protect your identity. By accessing records that are readily available to you online, you can ensure that your identity is secure and monitor your personal information. Identity theft occurs when someone obtains personal identifying information and uses it without permission to commit fraud. Personal information that can be stolen to commit identity theft includes:
  • Names
  • Social Security Numbers
  • Credit Card Numbers
  • Driver's Licenses
  • Bank Statements

Protecting Yourself

The one common denominator with identity theft is that everyone is vulnerable. But there are measures that you can take to protect yourself from becoming a victim. Simple steps that can be taken to protect your identity include:
  • Regularly checking your credit report online
  • Keeping minimal personal information in your purse or wallet
  • Shredding credit card offers, receipts, etc. before throwing them away
  • Only giving out your Social Security number when absolutely necessary
  • Securing your personal computer
  • Monitoring your identity using online records

Background Checks

Many people are aware of the benefits of performing background checks, but they do not realize that you can perform a background check on yourself in order to find out if your identity is secure. A quick background check performed online will tell you if your identity is being used by a criminal. Background checks will reveal your outstanding debts and credit - easily showing if your identity has been used by another person for criminal actions.

Additional Online Pointers

Besides performing background checks, there are other techniques you can use online to stop identity theft. You can easily monitor your bank accounts each week by accessing them online. Monitoring your assets through electronic methods is more reliable and efficient then waiting for your paper statements. Additionally, paper statements can be stolen out of your mailbox and provide another source of information for a criminal to use to commit identity theft. If you are an online shopper, it is important to use only secure shopping web sites.

By staying aware and being careful with your personal information, you will lessen your chances of becoming a victim of identity theft. Using resources and records available to you online is an important step to take in stopping identity theft.


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