WorksheetsIdentity Theft
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is identity theft?
When someone steals your property.
When someone uses your personal/financial information without your permission.
When someone is charged for a crime they didnt commit.
Thats not a real thing.
Someone would steal your identity to...
play a joke on you
get back for something you did
gain access to resources under your name
see what it's like to be someone else
Identity theft occurs by
Someone stealing your wallet
Hacking into your computer
Someone stealing non-shredded paperwork
All of the above
This is when someone steals your information over email
Phishing
Vishing
Skimming
Dumpster Diving
If a company calls and asks for your PIN number, you should give it to them
True
False
Your identify was stolen! What is the first thing you should do?
contact the credit bureau
notify all account holders
file an identity theft report with the police
steal someone else's identity
Using or texts that seem to be from a bank company that seem legit as a way of stealing your information:
Clone fishing
Vishing
Smishing
Skimmers
How can you prevent identity theft?
use hard to guess passwords that only you would know
dont carry your SS card with you
have all of your accounts and passwords written down in your wallet so youll never forget them
dont give any important information over the phone.
What are signs of identity theft?
debt collection calls
having bad credit
bills for items you didnt buy
getting fined after allowing your account to go into overdraft
Why is a credit report important?
it allows you to detect inaccurate information and keep up to speed with your credit
it gives you a credit boost
its not really important
an email/link/text/etc that contains a virus
(a)
