How Do You Help Prevent Identity Theft?
Identity theft is a serious problem that is happening more and more often. Unfortunately, it is not that difficult for identity thieves to obtain personal information from others. Once an identity thief obtains enough personal information about an individual, there are numerous crimes that can be committed with this information. Below is a list of some things you can do that can be help prevent becoming the victim of identity theft. Be careful with both your incoming and outgoing mail. When mailing out anything that contains personal information, take the piece of mail to the post office or to a postal collection box to be mailed out rather than leaving it in a mail box to be picked up. If you will be out of town, ask a trusted individual to collect your mail for you or contact your local post office and has that a hold be placed on your mail until you return. Invest in a shredder. Any documents containing personal information should be shredded before being discarded. Of particular im
