| Prevent Fraud on Your Identity
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| | personal documents as well as compact
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| 16th April 2006
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| | discs or floppydisks that could contain
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| Author: Bob Benson
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| | identifying information.
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| Within the United Kingdom, identity fraud
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| | Additionally, some shredders will shred a
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| has become one ofhighest rating crimes to
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| | credit card aswell.
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| date. The UK government estimatesthat
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| | Protect your credit cards just as you
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| each year identity fraud costs them 1.3
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| | would your cash.
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| Billion.
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| | When you receive a new credit card, it
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| Identity fraud has worked because many
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| | should be signed byyou immediately. If
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| companies and peoplein general have been
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| | you must destroy a credit card, youshould
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| convinced in some way to hand overtheir
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| | shred it by either using a shredder or
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| items, documents or money. Identity fraud
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| | cutting itup thoroughly with scissors. If
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| can remainundetected for several months
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| | your credit card shouldbecome stolen or
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| before anyone realizes whathas been done.
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| | lost, report it to the credit
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| The UK has come up with an idea that is
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| | cardcompanies instantly, this will
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| due in the year
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| | prevent the card from beingused. Another
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| 2007. They intend to issue Identification
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| | thing many people do not consider, is
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| cards thatcontain information
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| | whenyou are dining out, be watchful of
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| biometrically about the individual.
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| | letting your card outof sight. One
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| This information could come in the form
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| | popular fraud is to simply take an
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| of fingerprints oran iris scan. Many
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| | imprintor write down the numbers for use
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| people do not believe this will solvethe
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| | later.
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| problem. No matter what the government
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| | Lastly, when you receive your credit card
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| does to protectyour identity, one thing
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| | or bankstatements open and review them
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| will always remain the same.
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| | immediately. If you seeanything out of
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| Theprotection of your identity is largely
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| | the ordinary upon the statements,
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| your concern.
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| | youshould call the company right away and
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| There are a few things that you can do in
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| | begin ainvestigation into it.
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| efforts toprevent identity theft. This of
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| | Additionally, if you should evernotice
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| course, is no guarantee,but it is a great
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| | your statement has not arrived on time,
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| step in protecting yourself from
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| | you shouldmake a telephone call to the
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| thievesand fraud.
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| | company to investigate this.
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| When you are cleaning out your desk, do
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| | It is possible that is has been routed to
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| not simply throwyour personal items away.
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| | an address otherthan your own.
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| Items such as bank statements,credit card
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| | Jeff Lakie is a contributing author at
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| statements, receipts and utility bills
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| | our website where
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| shouldbe destroyed. You could burn these
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| | You can get a free
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| items or obtain ashredder. A shredder can
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| | Secured Loans Quote right now. Take a
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| do multiple things; it can destroyyour
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| | moment and seefor yourself.
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