Whether you surf the internet for fun or business, identity theft protect yourself is something we must all take seriously. Criminals run numerous scams designed to prey upon the uninformed. You can protect yourself from identity theft by understanding the tricks that identity thieves use to lift your personal information and use your name to obtain free money and rack up debts.

One of the most popular scams is called “phishing”, pronounced “fishing”, and that’s exactly what it comes down to. Thieves fish for information. Protecting yourself from identity theft means being able to decide when one of these criminals is trying to reel you in to get your personal information.

Usually, “phishing” involves a large number of phony emails sent out, requesting information like your ATM card number or PIN number. The phony email usually warns that your accounts may be suspended if you don’t link to a website and supply the information. Having paid attention in English class will help you fight identity theft in this case. Usually, phony emails will have bad grammar and punctuation in at least one place. Being a critical proofreader means that you’ll be protecting yourself from identity theft in the case of phishing.

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