Stopping Identity Theft in its Tracks
There is an old saying “an ounce of prevention, is worth a pound of cure,”
this saying cannot be more true than in the area of identity theft.
After it
happens, all your time is spent on damage control, which I know...
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Stopping Identity Theft in its Tracks
There is an old saying “an ounce of prevention, is worth a pound of cure,”
this saying cannot be more true than in the area of identity theft.
After it
happens, all your time is spent on damage control, which I know from
personal experience.
Secondly, it can be quite difficult replacing your
identification, because usually to get your identification you need your
other identification, which of course you don’t have, thereby becoming
a vicious cycle.
So, how do you go about stopping identity theft? In order to prevent
identity theft, it is best to understand, what it is exactly.
Identity theft
comes from the stealing of personal and confidential information, used
in various criminal activities, the most common being fraud.
Stopping
identity theft, would then require the protection of your most personal
information.
This requires diligence on your behalf, not to release
this information, even if it is only accidental.
The first step I would ta
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