Recovering From Identity Theft? 4 steps To take if A victim of identity theft? |
How identity thieves get your personal information: They get information from businesses or other institutions by: stealing records or information while they're on the job, bribing an employee who has access to these records, hacking these records, conning information out of employees. They may steal your mail, including bank and credit card statements, credit card offers, new checks, and tax information. They may rummage through your trash, the trash of businesses, or public trash dumps in a practice known as "dumpster diving."
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