Protect Your Identity

Posted: October 21, 2014

[caption id="attachment_12072" align="alignright" width="395"] Image from dumblittleman.com[/caption] Identity theft has been one of the most publicized crimes in the past five years. Hackers are finding new ways to get personal information every day. Take preventative measures to avoid being a victim of identity theft. Daniel Wesley, writer for Dumb Little Man, shares tips on how to avoid identity theft.

Don’t Get Your Identity Stolen – Here’s How

Identity theft is one of those things that no one sees coming. You always hear about it happening to someone else, so you never consider taking preventative steps to prevent it from happening to you. When identity theft strikes close to home, however, you quickly realize that the impact can be far reaching, and the relatively small amount of effort you could have exerted would have been well worth the energy. I’ll give you an example. Several years ago, my wife had a backpack containing her credit cards and license stolen from her car. At first, the whole thing seemed like it would be easily resolved by cancelling the cards and replacing the ID, but larger issues arose when she discovered the thieves had used her credit cards to make purchases she did not pay off. These debts lingered as the legal process took its course, but a resolution didn’t come for years. Read the entire article Don't Get Your Identity Stolen - Here's How on Dumb Little Man.