Watch a video of Michael McCoy, author of The Silent Crime and Who is You?, founder of the Identity Theft Institute and considered the world's foremost authority on Identity Theft
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ID theft can hit you no matter where you live or what your income. Know how to protect yourself:
Do you carry your Social Security card in your wallet
Use online bill pay and e-bills to reduce the amount of sensitive data in your mail
Use a secure locking mailbox or a post office box
Shred with a crosscut shredder anything that contains your name, address or other senitive data before discarding
Never write your Social Security number on your checks
Did you know :
It can take minutes to steal you identity, but years to repair.
1/4 of victims did not discover the misuse for at least six months.
3 million household reported unauthorized use of credit card account.
When asked ID Theft victims do not know how their identity was stolen.
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