| With the advent of so many great technological | | | | The internet is one of the most widely used tools |
| advancements over the past decade, the criminal | | | | used by criminals to carry out theft. A criminal |
| element of society has been able to thrive. | | | | can send you fraudulent offers via email, redirect |
| Before modern technology thieves had to break | | | | you to a malicious website posing as a legitimate |
| into your house to steal your possessions. In | | | | website. If you give any personal information in |
| today's world thieves merely need to find | | | | these cases your identity will be stolen. |
| information about you and use your identity to | | | | There are precautions you can take to reduce |
| steal from others. | | | | your chances of being a victim of identity theft |
| One of the biggest draws of theft among | | | | online. The best way to prevent theft is to only |
| criminals is the ability to use some one else's | | | | enter your personal information to websites that |
| identity to steal from others. With your identity in | | | | have the prefix https:// The S means the site is |
| hand, a criminal easily purchase merchandise from | | | | secure and criminals are not lurking in the |
| a retail outlet or online. 1000s of credit cards are | | | | shadows ready to pounce on your personal |
| issued to criminals in the name of their victims' | | | | information. |
| everyday. | | | | Identity theft is a huge problem in today's |
| It is much easier to get away with a crime while | | | | technological world. A thief 4000 miles away in a |
| hiding behind a mask. Identity theft criminals use | | | | different country can steal your identity without |
| the average law abiding citizen as their mask. This | | | | leaving his home. He can sell your information or |
| allows the criminal the opportunity to steal under | | | | use it to purchase $1000's of dollars in |
| the disguise of you. When it comes time to arrest | | | | merchandise. Fortunately, there is a way to be |
| the criminal it is difficult because the criminal looks | | | | completely safe, secure, and guaranteed not |
| like you, at least on paper. | | | | become a victim of identity theft. |