| When another person succeeds in using your credit | | | | pieces in your purse or wallet, backpack or car. Do not |
| information to commit credit fraud, it can cause a lot of | | | | carry your Social Security card or your birth certificate |
| hassle in your life. So how do you protect | | | | with you unless absolutely necessary.Limit the number |
| yourself.Here are a few tips on how to avoid | | | | of credit cards you carry. Try to only carry one or |
| becoming the victim of this type of crime.Periodically | | | | two.Memorize your PIN and password numbers. Do |
| review your credit reports. Order your credit report | | | | not write them down.Make and keep copies of credit |
| from each of them at least once a year.Properly | | | | account and bank account numbers in a secure |
| discard documents. Cut up, shred or otherwise destroy | | | | place.Guard your personal information. Don't give out |
| credit card statements, credit card receipts, bank | | | | credit card or Social Security numbers to people you |
| statements, preapproved credit offers or any other | | | | don't know.Do not have your Social Security number |
| documents that contain personal information.Limit | | | | printed on your checks or driver's license. |
| identification pieces. Carry only essential identification | | | | |