You already know what identity theft is, and you are always looking for ways to protect yourself.
This video gives some basic ways that identity theft occurs, including the method I think many people overlook, ‘change of address’:
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July 21, 2008 at 7:42 pm |
Yes change of address is another one that I overlooked. I remember when I moved into my new apartment I kept getting bank statements from the person that lived before me. I never opened them but I knew the bank name around my area because we banked at the same place. All I could think of was getting in contact with the person that last stayed here.