| In this Ever growing Electronic Era Identity Theft | | | | Possibly the most popular high tech scams involve |
| is fast becoming the choice of white collar | | | | e-mails. These E-Mail Identity thieves will send you |
| criminals. The Internet is making Identity theft a | | | | an e-mail pretending to be a Bank, Credit Union. |
| global problem of near epidemic proportions. | | | | Online Stock trading company and ask you to |
| In the past Identity theft scam artists would | | | | click on a link and verify your account. Never click |
| scavenge the garbage cans of retail stores for | | | | on a link in an E_mail and enter credit card or any |
| Carbon Copies of charge receipts. Now that most | | | | other personal information. Call your bank, Credit |
| store are going carbonless or even paperless the | | | | union or other financial institution and tell them you |
| Identity thieves need to find other methods. | | | | received such an E-mail |
| Identity thieves are adapting and are using low | | | | Other Popular E-mail Scams pretend to be |
| tech and high tech methods to steal your identity. | | | | collecting charitable donations. Again call the charity |
| The most popular low tech method is taking your | | | | direct or do a Google search for their web site |
| mail from your mail box. Not so much your | | | | and give that way. Never click on a link in an |
| incoming mail but your outgoing mail. Many people | | | | E_mail and enter credit card or any other |
| leave outgoing mail in their mail box for the | | | | personal information. |
| postman to pick up when they deliver your mail. | | | | Still another E-mail Scam pretends to be popular |
| If you are paying a credit card bill by check the | | | | online companies like Paypal, Stormpay, EBay or |
| thief now has your Name, Address, Phone | | | | many others and again request you click on a link |
| Number checking account number and credit card | | | | and enter your bank account or credit card |
| number. Drop your bill payments in a secure | | | | information. Never click on a link in an E_mail and |
| mailbox that is locked or better yet directly at | | | | enter credit card or any other personal |
| the post office. | | | | information. |
| The real high tech Identity thieves will attempt to | | | | You shouldn't fear the scamers. You shouldn't be |
| hack into databases where credit cards are | | | | afraid to purchase online or do online bill pay. You |
| stored. Other high tech thieves use camera's and | | | | just need to be sure to take the necessary |
| other devices to steal your pin number at ATM | | | | precautions to protect yourself. |
| machines. | | | | |