Help Yourself Avoid Identity Theft. There is never a foolproof way to elude having your identity or personal information stolen. Here are a few easy steps to reduce your chances of being a victim of identity theft.
1. Monitor your credit report
2. Do not give out personal information
3. Be careful with your mail
4. Guard your trash and shred, shred, shred!
5. Do not give your social security number unless absolutely necessary
6. Remove personal information from old computers
7. Exercise caution online-only make purchases from secure sites
These are just a few things that you can do to help yourself from becoming a victim, always be careful about giving out personal information, especially when dealing with online transactions. Do your homework and make sure that the website or service you are giving your information to is a legitimate company, which you can search for on the better business bureau website.
