or at least make it harder!
This is a good article from msn on the subject of credit cards and Identitly Theft.
Showing posts with label identity theft. Show all posts
Showing posts with label identity theft. Show all posts
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
LifeLock Works
Almost to well. Make sure you put your CELL phone number in for the contact number, otherwise you have to go home to get the call!
We were signing up for my AT&T IPhone (wooka chooka choo!) and they called and asked me 5 questions. If I wouldn't have had my cell number on there I would have had to go home to take the call and answer, what a pain in the bejeebies!
Trust me it is worth it, one of the girls in my office has had her Identity stolen and it is a freaking nightmare!
We were signing up for my AT&T IPhone (wooka chooka choo!) and they called and asked me 5 questions. If I wouldn't have had my cell number on there I would have had to go home to take the call and answer, what a pain in the bejeebies!
Trust me it is worth it, one of the girls in my office has had her Identity stolen and it is a freaking nightmare!
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Discourage would be ID theft
Make sure to shred EVERYTHING. Before ID theft was real big, around 10yrs ago, the cops came to my door because to ask me if some checks belonged to me. I had closed the account and threw them away, the cops told me they took them off of someone they had picked up. I was lucky back then. Now I make my luck, not only do I shred cc info, I shred all utility bills also.
Another thing I do which I think is a nice big discourager, when I toss my shredded stuff I make sure to empty the cats pan in with the paper ;-) hee hee heeeeee! Hey you try and get in my trash you deserve it!
Another thing I do which I think is a nice big discourager, when I toss my shredded stuff I make sure to empty the cats pan in with the paper ;-) hee hee heeeeee! Hey you try and get in my trash you deserve it!
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Go Paperless - Save Trees & the Earth
One of the easiest ways to Go Green is to go Paperless. What am I talking about? Sign up for e-mail alerts for all your statements. I have been getting email statements from my CU for over 5 years, before "Green" was IN.
Anytime I have a chance I signup for e-mail statements. It helps by reducing the amount of paper used, not just in statements but envelopes and stamps as well. Not only that but it uses a lot of WATER to make paper and the runof is not good for the environment.
If you also sign up for EFT - Electronic payments then you save even more trees and money. You don't have to buy stamps or envelopes!
Another benefit, if you go paperless no one can steal your mail and then steal your identity or your cards, just a side benefit that is worth its weight in gold as CC fraud and Identy theft are the fastest growing crimes right now!
Anytime I have a chance I signup for e-mail statements. It helps by reducing the amount of paper used, not just in statements but envelopes and stamps as well. Not only that but it uses a lot of WATER to make paper and the runof is not good for the environment.
If you also sign up for EFT - Electronic payments then you save even more trees and money. You don't have to buy stamps or envelopes!
Another benefit, if you go paperless no one can steal your mail and then steal your identity or your cards, just a side benefit that is worth its weight in gold as CC fraud and Identy theft are the fastest growing crimes right now!
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