Motherhood Moments

JANUARY 11, 2023

Children are especially vulnerable to a new form of identity theft – synthetic – which now makes up 85 percent of cases and means thieves use combinations of real and fake information to take out loans, get credit cards, purchase cars, collect unemployment, and much more. And it’s grown 233 percent over five years.

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Identity Theft Parenting Unemployment Credit Cards 130

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

If we pause and think, there are many activities we do in a course of a day where we put our personal information at risk- from writing a cheque to charging an item in person or on the phone. You and I may not think twice about these transactions, but someone trying to steal your identity would. 10 million…isn’t that crazy?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 17, 2013

Don’t Access Banking Information From Your Phone. Her phone was in her purse, as was her identification and some other belongings. She was panicked because on her banking app on her phone, her account number was saved. Use Only Your Personal Computer. Do your online banking from your personal computer only.

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Bank Banking Identity Theft Computers 241

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 11, 2021

Do our goals still make sense now that we’re in the trenches of the new year? Many people are opting to store financial documents on their computers or the cloud, I have not totally embraced this concept yet and still have a file cabinet and safe for our documents. phone service. Did you use the S.M.A.R.T. auto insurance.

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Finance Cleaning Goals Insurance 130

Saving Cents With Sense

OCTOBER 22, 2015

There’s no reason to be walking around with your social security card, in fact, it’s a top way to get your identity stolen. Lost or stolen wallets are a key cause of identity theft—especially when a social security card is found within—and the most consequential as well. Keep the Card at Home. Monitor Your Statements.

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Identity Theft Shredders Credit Credit Cards 40