| There are so many ways that your identity can | | | | card has a low limit. If you do that, no one |
| be stolen. It's such a shame that people take | | | | will be able to ruin your credit rating even |
| something as valuable as the internet and | | | | if they max out your credit card because the |
| steal from you, but it happens. When it does, | | | | limit is so low! |
| they can go on a spending spree that can ruin | | | | |
| you financially. It's a dangerous game for | | | | You should also be shredding all of your |
| them, and for you it's dangerous... but no | | | | outgoing mail. A lot of your information is |
| game. It happens a lot but in this article | | | | already on your garbage and all the thieves |
| we'll show you some strategies so that it | | | | have to do is pick through your garbage and |
| doesn't happen to you. | | | | learn about you. |
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| Here are proactive strategies to keep it from | | | | Make sure that your mailbox is safe. You may |
| happening. Here are some ways to help you | | | | have to rent a mailbox if you live in an area |
| fight identity theft and avoid having someone | | | | where it is not secure and private. |
| else ruin your good credit rating and keep | | | | |
| you from getting the loan or mortgage you | | | | Get a credit check done regularly to see if |
| want to get. | | | | someone is ruining your credit rating. A |
| | | | credit report will tell you how many credit |
| Be careful how much information you give out | | | | inquiries have been made and if you see any |
| over the Internet. | | | | on there that you did not approve of, you |
| | | | should contact the credit bureau immediately. |
| Never put your credit card number into an | | | | |
| e-mail. | | | | Why this talk about identity theft on a site |
| | | | about loans? Because if someone steals your |
| If you do make purchases online only use | | | | identity they can get loans based on your |
| sites that offer a high level of encryption | | | | credit rating and they will disappear with |
| and only use one credit card for all of your | | | | the goods while you get stuck with a bad |
| Internet purchases and make sure that credit | | | | credit report. |