| The Fastest Growing Crime In The World Is Not What You Think. ID fraud is actually the fastest growing crime in the world and it is growing at an incredibly alarming rate. ID fraud in Australia alone has cost more than $2 billion dollars last year. Unfortunately many people are unaware that someone has stolen their identity until they make an application for credit which is refused.
Protect yourself from ID fraud with these simple steps:
- Sign all new credit cards as soon as you receive them.
- When your credit card has expired donât just throw it in the bin. Cut it up into tiny unrecognisable pieces.
- Store your personal identification items and credit cards in a secure and safe place at all times.
- Shred all paper work that contains your personal confidential details before throwing them away. You donât think people go through your rubbish bins to find out this information?
- Contact your financial institution as soon as cards are lost or stolen.
- Regularly review your credit rating so that you are notified whenever an application has been made that you havenât made.
- Consider opening a PO BOX for all your personal and confidential information to be sent to. This ensures that this information is never readily accessible by strangers walking past your mailbox at home with curious fingers.
Itâs a sad world we live in that not only are our websites not safe, our affiliate commissions stolen, our email addresses hijacked but now our very own identities are taken away from us and tampered with without us even knowing, donât you think?
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