How to Protect Yourself from Identity Theft
Lock up your personal information.. Dispose of financial documents safely.. Ask why someone needs personal information.
Steps
Lock up your personal information.
Lock up your personal information.
Dispose of financial documents safely.
Dispose of financial documents safely.
Ask why someone needs personal information.
Ask why someone needs personal information.
Opt out of credit card offers.
Opt out of credit card offers.
Keep your laptop locked.
Keep your laptop locked.
Dispose of electronic devices safely.
Dispose of electronic devices safely.
Clear website logins and passwords.
Clear website logins and passwords.
Avoid oversharing personal details online.
Avoid oversharing personal details online.
Send personal information encrypted.
Send personal information encrypted.
Make online purchases with a credit card.
Make online purchases with a credit card.
Be wary of unsolicited emails.
Be wary of unsolicited emails.
Install security software.
Install security software.
Get a free annual credit report.
Get a free annual credit report.
Look for new accounts.
Look for new accounts.
Monitor your existing accounts.
Monitor your existing accounts.
Consider signing up for a monitoring service.
Consider signing up for a monitoring service.
Request a fraud alert.
Request a fraud alert.
Put a credit freeze on your credit report.
Put a credit freeze on your credit report.
Visit Identitytheft.gov.
Visit Identitytheft.gov.
Call the companies where the fraud took place.
Call the companies where the fraud took place.
Place a fraud alert on your credit report.
Place a fraud alert on your credit report.
Request a credit report.
Request a credit report.
File a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
File a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
File a report with your police department.
File a report with your police department.
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