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How To Protect Yourself From Identity Theft Online

GODAY What you can do to PROTECT YOURSELF from identity theft online FAST CASH. CLICK AND GO! Identity theft is increasing in Canada. With the holiday season right around the corner, and more Canadians shopping online than ever before, your information is at risk. Learn how to protect yourself as much as possible before buying online. 60% DONT LOCKTHEIR PHONEHOME SCREEN 7% OF MOBILE USERS ARE VICTIMS OF I.D THE #1 WORST PASSWORD "123456" is the #1 worst password, according to SplashData.com, unseating 2012's worst password of "password" (yes, you read that correctly). The solution? Get complicated with your digital locking mechanism! Use symbols, numbers & change your password frequently. THEFT Which is 33% higher than the regular population. Take precautions: don't store your login information on your phone. Use a coded or patterned password and change your password regularly. If you do use online shopping, clear your brows er's cache. Wi Fi CLEAN YOUR DON'TUSE SOCIAL MEDIA PUBLIC WIFIFOR ANY PRIVATE ACTIVITY! 100,000 PHISHING SITES Facebook's privacy policy might be "okay" but there is literally no reason to put your full address, phone number, date of birth and all methods of contact on your Facebook (or any other social) profile. A hacker can do a lot with your full name, your birthday and an address. Do yourself a favour and remove all of it. With fake emails plauging inboxes everywhere, users need to be more aware than ever at the various tactics scammers use to steal their information. One of the most popular is "brand hijacking", which involves a scammer stealing graphics and other brand elements of your trusted company. If they ask for passwords or any other info - report it and don't click anything! This means no online shopping, no online banking, no financial transactions of any kind. Don't even use it for your social media accounts either, especially if you have the tendency to store personal information in those accounts. #godaysmartmoney Sources RCMP - http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/scams-fraudesid-theft-vol-eng.htm StatCan - http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/85-002-x/2013001/article/11854-eng.htm CBC - http://www.cba.ca/en/consumer-information/42-safeguarding-your-money/60-identity-theft SplashData - http://splashdata.com/press/WorstPasswords-2013.jpg

How To Protect Yourself From Identity Theft Online

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Identity theft is a horrible, crippling experience for consumer victims. It takes precious time and resources to correct, and some of the worst cases have victims attempting to prove they are legitima...

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