Personal Finance Identity Theft

What is Identity Theft?

• Someone gains unauthorized access to your personally identifying information

• A friend texts on your phone pretending to be you

• Your parents starting financial accounts for you

What personal information should you be careful with?

• Social Security Number

• Banking Info

• Name and Address

• All of the choices

What is Identity Fraud?

• Stealing someones personal information

• Using someone elses personal information to commit fraud or other crimes

• Not paying your bills on time

How can you protect your mail from Identity Theft?

• No one will try to steal your mail or go in your garbage for personal information

• - Send a lot of junk mail

  -Leave your mail in your mailbox for a week

  -Rip up old mail

• - Limit time mail is in box or lock it

  - Shred old mail documents

  -Limit Pre-screened offers

  -Bring outgoing mail to a post office

How can you make a strong online password?

• Make it something well known about you

• Use capital letters, lower case letters, special characters and number. Never use personal or connectable information about yourself.

• Use MedinaRule$22 for all passwords

After you create a strong password, should you use it for all of your accounts?

• Yes

• No

What added security feature should you add to all financial accounts?

• Multi-factor Authentication

• Have your parents look at your account

• Keep password saved to automatically signin

When you are using your computer or phone on a public Wifi what should you never do?

• As long as you are on https:// you can do anything

• Go on any account with personal or financial information

• Pay for internet

What are some everyday habits to protect yourself?

• It's the last one = )

• Just live your life

• -Use a credit card for purchases with protection 

  -Sign for Debit Card Purchases - Signature

  -Review Your Accounts Regularly 

  -Mind your Surroundings 

  -Leave no room for doubt – Tipping 

  -Know your wallet

Which is NOT a type of imposter scam?

• Pretending to be from the government or a company

• Pretending to be a person, acquaintance or consumer

• Stealing your credit card and buying a huge TV