How to Protect Yourself from Identity Theft: • Identity theft can occur over the Internet or telephone, or via fax or regular mail. Therefore, be particularly wary of unsolicited e-mails, telephone calls or mail attempting to extract personal or financial information from you; • Ask yourself if you really need all of the identity documents you carry in your wallet or purse. Remove any you dont need and keep them in a secure place instead; • Periodically check your credit reports, bank and credit card statements and report any irregularities promptly to the relevant financial institution and to the credit bureau; • During transactions, its safer to swipe your cards yourself than it is to allow a cashier to do it for you. If you must hand over your card, never lose sight of it; • Always shield your personal identification number when using an ATM or a PIN pad; • Memorize all personal identification numbers for payment cards and telephone calling cards. Never write them on the cards; • Familiarize yourself with billing cycles for your credit and debit cards; • Trash bins are a goldmine for identity thieves. Make sure you shred personal and financial documents before putting them in the garbage and; • When you change your address, make sure you notify the post office and all relevant financial institutions (your bank and credit card companies). If you think you or someone you know has been a victim of fraud please contact the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre 1-888-495-8501 or antifraudcentre.ca
Posted on: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 14:19:24 +0000
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