How to lose your ID easily to fraudster at home?
The researchers in England found out that some of the crucial from the rubbish bin which enable to fraudsters easily to steal your identity. These included:
• Discarded bank details
• National insurance numbers
• Mortgage documents
• Copies of passports
• Credit card numbers with expiry dates and signatures
• Blank cheque
• Unopened letter
In other words, some personal information that we unaware throw into rubbish bin might steal by fraudster easily and make transaction without our notice. These include a date of birth, mother’s maiden name, password or any unopened letter could initiate fraudsters.
There are some recommendations that can reduce fraud:
1. Check your credit report every month to prevent other people using tour identity illegaly
2. When move house, tell everyone that you have moved and ensure mails sent to old house address is then forwarded to you
3. Don’t leave a paper trail in rubbish bin
4. Destroy properly for unused item like photocopy of identity card
The researchers in England found out that some of the crucial from the rubbish bin which enable to fraudsters easily to steal your identity. These included:
• Discarded bank details
• National insurance numbers
• Mortgage documents
• Copies of passports
• Credit card numbers with expiry dates and signatures
• Blank cheque
• Unopened letter
In other words, some personal information that we unaware throw into rubbish bin might steal by fraudster easily and make transaction without our notice. These include a date of birth, mother’s maiden name, password or any unopened letter could initiate fraudsters.
There are some recommendations that can reduce fraud:
1. Check your credit report every month to prevent other people using tour identity illegaly
2. When move house, tell everyone that you have moved and ensure mails sent to old house address is then forwarded to you
3. Don’t leave a paper trail in rubbish bin
4. Destroy properly for unused item like photocopy of identity card
ok..since so many things could be used by fraudster..we have to aware about it
ya...fraudster used those unused item that contain our personal information to make transaction without our notification.. it is very bad..we should really aware about those i have mentioned unused item
Such frauds are increasing day by day so people need to be more aware of reasons that invite or i can say give a mechanism to them to steal and misuse our personal information.We should be more cautious to avoid such cases and should take appropriate measures to help cops to catch such fraudsters.