| White-collar crime like credit identity theft has | | | | numbers of the card for paying bills, your credit card |
| becoming more common that does not only put your | | | | company can discern the rest of the transaction |
| status at danger, but it can be the root of many | | | | process. |
| fraudulent cases. | | | | It is important that you keep your credit cards, personal |
| Basically, the Fair Credit Reporting Act has now been | | | | documents and contracts in a proper place that is |
| misused so that anyone can easily ask for a free | | | | beyond unreachable to some certain people. If the |
| copy of their credit report in yearly basis from the | | | | place is accessible to all people including your friends, |
| national consumer reporting bureaus. However, please | | | | maid, babysitter or any outsiders; it gives the |
| ensure that only the last four digits of your social | | | | opportunity to others to steal your personal belongings |
| security number are printed in the report, therefore | | | | and your personal particulars. |
| your social security number is secure from any | | | | Your garbage is perhaps one of the common sources |
| malicious threats from any identity thieves. | | | | for identity theft. Paper shredders are the most |
| In order to keep your credit card safe from any | | | | effective tool that you must use whenever you need |
| potential identity theft threat, you must never sign at | | | | to get rid of your personal or official documents. Thus, |
| the back of card and never write the whole card | | | | when someone scavenges your garbage, they are |
| number on checks, diaries, cell phones, PDA or any | | | | not able to find your personal information, credit card |
| electronic gadgets. If you just write the last four | | | | numbers, social security number and bank information. |