You need to know about the fastest growing
fraud today. What happens when someone steals your
identity?
Also sometimes
called identity fraud, this term refers to all
types of crime in which someone wrongfully uses
another person's personal information to commit
fraud. Once criminals have your identity, they
can, open new credit accounts, drain bank
accounts, apply for jobs and housing, and much
more. When you are armed with information about
how you can protect yourself, you become less of a
target. This is why we want to supply you with as
much information as possible to make you a less
likely target. If you should ever find that a
Capital One account has been opened in your name
fraudulently, Capital One will be there to help
you resolve this situation.
How Identity Thieves Commit Fraud Using Your
Identity
How Identity Thieves Obtain Your Personal
Information
How You Can Prevent Identity Theft
If
You Become a Victim of Fraud
How
Identity Thieves Obtain Your Personal Information
Identity thieves
may...
- steal wallets
and purses containing your identification and
credit and bank cards.
- steal your mail,
including your bank and credit card statements,
pre-approved credit offers, telephone calling
cards, and tax information.
- submit a change
of address form to divert your mail to another
location.
- rummage through
your trash or the trash of businesses for
personal data.
- fraudulently
obtain your credit report by posing as a
landlord, employer, or someone else who may have
a legitimate need for -and a legal right to -
the information.
- obtain your
business or personnel records at work.
- find personal
information in your home.
- use personal
information you share on the Internet.
- buy your
personal information from "inside" sources. For
example, an identity thief may pay a store
employee for information about you that appears
on an application for goods, services, or
credit.
More tips like
these may be found at
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