11 Aug
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As new and returning students head off to college, they’re usually concerned with such things as where to live, where classes are located on campus, how to stretch a tight budget, financial aid, buying books, and a host of other factors important to their day to day life. What most students aren’t concerned about is identity theft. Most students think this is an issue which won’t affect them; after all, students don’t usually have much money or credit, so they think, “Why would anyone want to steal my identity?”
The truth is that identity theft is not just about stealing someone’s money or assets – it’s about stealing their name and reputation. Identity theft is the fastest-growing crime in the United States, costing Americans over $50 billion in fraudulent charges and affecting some 8 million people annually. Unfor
Kids can be a real danger when it comes to identity theft. From one angle, they can be more exposed to identity theft issues, because they rely on you to protect their information. From the other perspective, though, kids can easily put you at risk of identity theft.
Children can be the targets of social security identity theft when family members decide to use their information for themselves. In some cases it may seem like a good idea, a classic example commonly seen is a single parent recently out of a relationship – often the parent has damaged credit, and that can get in the way of getting utilities turned on. Obviously, the parent has to take care of the kids, and a clean social security number is right there at his or her fingertips. The intentions are in the right place, so it can be hard to find fault with the minor infraction… in fact, most judges would probably dismiss the case if it came before them.
When you hear the term ‘Identity Theft’ you usually think about someone stealing your identity online. But the truth is that the majority of identity theft—nearly 75 percent—happens in the real world. Real world situations where you identity might be stolen including shopping, taking your trash out, and having your purse or wallet stolen.
Any time you’re in a situation where there are a lot of people, you run the risk of having your purse or wallet stolen. It’s a simple theft, really. Someone bumps into you and the next time you reach for your wallet, it’s gone. Or you set you purse down on the shelf for just a second to look at something and when you reach for it, it’s gone. Observant and opportunistic thieves will take whatever chance they see to gain some extra cash.
That’s one of the biggest problems about having your purse or wallet stolen. Often, the initia
Most of the time, asking the right questions can be the best defense you have to protect your personal information. Business owners generally want to give their clients and customers what they are asking for, to make sure they keep coming back. So if they start hearing customers asking about how their personal information is being protected, they tend to be responsive to that. (It does occasionally happen that you will run across a business owner who will act like you are interfering with his/her company, but knowing what your rights as a consumer are will go a long way toward changing that attitude… if you stand up for them. Your Guide’s personal philosophy is, if you can’t or won’t protect your rights, you don’t really have any.) My recent trip to a local pawn shop is a perfect example.
My girlfriend’s DVD player broke, so we went to the local pawn shop to replace it. I figured w
It happens every day. You take your wallet out to at the local coffee shop and a zombie steals it while you aren’t looking. Now your driver’s license, credit cards, ATM card, Social Security card, library card, and all the pictures of your kids are in his hands. And with a stolen wallet or purse, you’re worried about identity theft. That’s easy to understand.
Contact your bank immediately. An ATM or debit card often has a VISA/MC logo, so it can be processed like a credit card, but zombies know the money comes out of your checking account. Of course, you can dispute bank account fraud, but clever zombies have been known to take jobs as bankers, so straightening out the problem can take a while.
If you had a check or deposit slip in your wallet/purse, open a new account and move your money. If a bank manager looks human, they can help a lot.