\nListed on this page are some common scams that are seen and information on how to protect yourself from these scams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Identity Theft “Identity\n theft is the deliberate assumption of another person’s identity, \nusually to gain access to their finances or frame them for a crime. Less\n commonly, it is to enable illegal immigration, terrorism, espionage, or\n changing identity permanently” (definition from Wikipedia)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Identity\n theft can take place via a variety of methods. One of the most common \nmethods of identity theft is to steal your wallet, briefcase, mail, or \ntrash. It’s very important that you monitor all your accounts for \nsuspicious activity. If you spot any activity or charges that you know \nthat you did not cause you need to do the following immediately:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n Contact your local Police Department and have them file a police \nreport. Although they will not be able to do much else other than file a\n report you will NEED a police report for later steps to help prove that\n there has been a crime. Make sure that you get a copy of the police \nreport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cancel all accounts where the suspicious activity was seen. This includes credit and debit cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Contact the 3 credit bureaus. They are Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion. They will place a fraud alert on your account(s). If you skip this step, you run the risk of the identity thief being able to reopen the accounts you had closed in step 2. Then contact the FTC and file a report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n More Information<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n You can find more information about identity theft and how to prevent it in the links below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n FTC<\/a> Ebay Scams<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n While\n the online auction site Ebay is a very popular site there are a large \namount of scams that occur via EBay. Below we have some links you can \nuse to learn more about these scams and protect yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
EBay Scams
419\/Nigerian Advance Fee Fraud
Identity theft<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
IdentityTheft.org<\/a>
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse<\/a>
Identity Theft Resource Center<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n