| All across America people are fighting a
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| | information on them. The best form of
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| battle they never imagined they would.
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| | defense for your business and customer
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| No, they are not using artillery and
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| | privacy is to avoid throwing away any
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| tanks. Instead, they are fighting off the
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| | documents before being shredded. This can
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| prey that try to steal their identity
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| | be done professionally at your business
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| each and every day.That's right, every
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| | or securely taken away to a shredding
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| place you go and use a credit card, sign
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| | center.There are steps you can take to
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| a legal document, use your cell phone, or
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| | protect yourself. First, get yourself a
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| buy merchandise on line you have become a
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| | shredder or hire a professional shredding
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| potential victim of identity theft.
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| | company to shred all financial documents
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| Every time you share personal information
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| | prior to tossing them out. Then,
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| about yourself a skilled identity thief
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| | remember; "Do not carry your Social
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| may have access to commit fraud against
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| | Security card with you and don't give out
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| you. This is a sad but true condition of
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| | that number unless absolutely required.
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| our society these days.Over the past five
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| | Be sure to use security measures on your
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| or six years this problem has increased
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| | computer and don't open mail if you don't
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| to the point that 500,000 to 700,000
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| | recognize the sender. Keep passwords as
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| people become ensnared in this type of
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| | unfamiliar as possible. In other words
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| fraud every year. Statistics show one in
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| | don't use birthdates and last digits of a
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| ten has been or will become victims of
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| | Social Security card. Use common sense.
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| this crime spree.How does it happen?
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| | Don't keep important paperwork in easily
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| Well, some of the most common techniques
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| | accessible places if you live with
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| are dumpster diving: Rummaging through
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| | roommates, have employees, or are having
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| the trash. Skimming: This means getting
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| | strangers who do work around your
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| a credit card number and using a device
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| | home.Take the steps to fight back against
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| that holds and stores the number when
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| | this crime. Check your credit scores
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| your card is processed. Phishing: This
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| | often and report suspicious information
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| is a fake company trying to get you to
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| | you find. Watch your statements for
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| give them personal information about
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| | unfamiliar purchases or denial of credit
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| yourself like credit card numbers or
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| | for some reason you don't recollect. You
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| Social Security numbers. Change of
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| | can also place a "Fraud Alert" on all
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| address: Your financial information is
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| | credit accounts telling the creditors to
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| diverted to a bogus address by someone
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| | watch for certain things before opening
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| putting in a change of address card for
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| | new accounts in your name. File police
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| you. Plain and simple theft: Your
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| | reports and report fraud and theft to the
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| wallet or purse is stolen, mail is stolen
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| | Federal Trade Commission. Check out some
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| to get your banking records and bill
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| | of the Identity Theft Protection Programs
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| statements, personnel records are stolen
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| | available as well.It is important to
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| and the list goes on and on.Identity
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| | remember the best way to defend against
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| theft doesn't stop at home; Thieves prey
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| | identity theft is to look after yourself,
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| on businesses and customer documents as
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| | because no one else is. In fighting this
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| well. Businesses throw out a lot of
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| | never ending battle make sure that you
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| papers each day, many of which have vital
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| | are the "first line" of defense.
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