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You
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are
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at
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risk
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for
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the
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fastest
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growing
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• growing
crimescrime
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in
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the
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nation
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Identity Theft
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Identity theftsteals who YOU
are and
who YOU want to be.
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A recent national survey of college
students found that:
Almost ½ of all college students receive credit card applications on a daily or weekly basis.
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Almost 1/2 of all college students
receive credit card applications on a
daily or weekly basis.
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Many of these students THROW OUT card
applications without destroying them.
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Nearly a 1/3 of students rarely, if
ever, reconcile their credit card and
checking accountbalances.
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Almost 50% of students have had grades posted by
Social Security number.
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Many of your daily activities expose you to this crime.
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Are you doing anything to put YOUR identity
at risk?
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Do you use your personal computer for online banking
transactions?
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Do YOU . . . ?
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Do YOU use YOUR personal computer
to buy merchandise,
purchase tickets, or other services?
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Do YOU . . . ?
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Do YOU receive credit card offers
in the mail?
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Do YOU . . . ?
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Do YOU discard these
documents without
shredding them?
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Do YOU . . . ?
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Do YOU store personal information in your
computer?
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Do YOU . . . ?
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Do YOU use a cell phone?
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Do YOU . . . ?
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Do YOU use your Social Security number
for identification?
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Do YOU . . . ?
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If you answered YES to at least ONE of these
questions, . . .
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YOU AREat risk.
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Identity Theft
occurs when someone else uses YOUR
personal identifying information without YOUR knowledge or
permission
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Motives for Identity Theft
• To obtain credit cards• To get wireless Internet• To get cell phone products and services• To obtain loans and mortgages• To get a job• To commit fraudulent and criminal acts,
in YOUR NAME . . . GUESS WHO’S RESPONSIBLE???
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What information should YOU protect?
Social Security numberDriver's license number
Credit card numbersAnd even your E-mail address .
. .
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Your E-mail address can be an invitation to come into your
computer and access your
personal information.
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If YOUR identity is stolen, YOU may spend months or EVEN YEARS repairing the
damage thieves have caused to YOUR reputation and YOUR credit record.
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In the time it takes to resolve these issues,
YOU may lose job opportunities and be
refused loans for education, housing, or
a car.
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What can YOU do?
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Memorize your passwords
Memorize your Social Security number
Don’t carry your Social Security card or birth certificate with you
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Don’t use your date of birth as your password
Don’t record your passwords on papers you carry with you
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Order a credit report each year
Thoroughly review for accuracy
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Shred pre-approved credit applications that come in the mail
Shred other financial documents before throwing them away
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Report lost or stolen credit cards immediately
Check your monthly credit card and bank statements for unusual activity.
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Use a firewall program on your computer
Do not open emails or download files sent to you by people you do not know
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at
ARE
RISK!
YOU
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WHERE
Can YOU
Go
For Help?
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• http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/
• http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=155682,00.html
• http://www.usps.com/postalinspectors/idthft_ncpw.htm
• http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/idtheft.htm
• http://www.noscamnc.gov
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Now that YOU know, YOU can help . . .
• Write to your peers to help them become aware.
• Design a poster to inform others of the risk of identity
theft.
. . . Let others know that THEY ARE . . .
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AT
RISK