Preventing Personal Identity Thefts
In today’s world wide communications identity theft – even from 1/2 way across the world by unknown or unnamed criminal elements or gangs is an ongoing serious concern for anyone today with a simple bank account or charge card / charge cards. What steps can you take to prevent being “cleaned out ” by these criminals on the take out to commit “identity theft ” to yourself , your family or commercial interests ?
All it takes is one single solitary check , bank statement or charge card bill receipt or statement out in open for a quick snatch , or laying in wait for the paper shredder and your villain is off to the races – to rip you off. Only use electronic e-banking , e-commerce and online financial statements and billings and think you are immune. Think of all the paper trails you leave behind when you print out these documents easy for convenient reading, comparison and tallying or for your personal financial recording or simply just for tracking orders that you have completed online.
While its true that checks are being used less and less, these financial instruments sure provide a quick and easy route for criminal acts of forgery. Add bank deposit slips to this listing. Its no secret to those in the criminal trade that these money records are often if not usually encoded with your personal or business account number or numbers.
Take steps to protect yourself from this torrent and plague of modern criminal activity – that is “identity theft”.
Next in line ” when addressing checks avoid making checks payable to cash, bearer or holder. Never leave the payee space blank. In the same vein if a check is endorsed, that is signed on the reverse back side; this check is now cash-able and indeed is almost as good as cash. Thus make it a solid practice never to endorse checks until you are ready to cash or deposit them.
Have a payment to make by paper. Fill out the recipient fully and completely. Even if possible include their physical address or phone number. Never leave your payment form payee designated area blank or empty. Keep your check books and financial records safe and away from prying eyes. Why temp those with criminal intent or those with low moral fiber to acquire the tools with which to attack your personal financial reputation and treasure. Keep those checks, check books, as well as financial records away safety and privately out of site and range of pilfering and pilferage. You can never be too safe when it comes to protection from identity theft and thefts.
It can be said that a few moments of prevention can simplify years of almost abject terror. Many a casualty or casualties of this modern “faceless ” crime report a feeling of helplessness as they try to put their lives back together after the deluge of financial attacks. Worse yet no one – at their bank , credit card companies , the police authorities or even their lawyer or financial counselors seem to believe them fully. Time spent ahead of events to prevent personal or corporate business identity theft pays the best investment rates of all.
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