How safe is your identity?

HOW SAFE IS YOUR IDENTITY? ID FRAUD IN THE NETHERLANDS 47% e 219% of the victims have no 16% idea how ID fraudsters Men are more often obtained their data victims of ID fraud than women 47% of the Dutch population is not or hardly scared victim of ID fraud, while over 16% of the Dutch was ID fraud is most common among highly educated people (1 in 5) once victim. FRAUDSTERS CAN USE A STOLEN IDENTITY TO: borrow money from a bank apply for a credit card EE make a subscription (eg. mobile phone) shop online (eg. clothing) rent a house to test drive a new car THE MOST USED WAYS TO STEAL AN IDENTITY Merging Personal Data |which you entered on unsecured sites, combined Phising Finding out payment information Such as an e-mail from a seemingly reliable partner like a bank, with the request to fill in personal information Account Details ******** with eg. your Facebook profile Dumpsterdiving Dumpster search (almost all letters state your name and address, and a membership-, customer-, or insurance policy number) Interception of mail where mail is fished out of a mailbox By phone marketeers asking you all sorts of data Theft and burglary If your purse or wallet is stolen, usually your driver's license, ID card, bank cards, credit card, insurance card and membership cards are gone too 04:23 Combination of the VAT number with other data The VAT number for the self-employed consists of the BSN number, a unique private identification number in The Netherlands HOW TO PROTECT AGAINST IDENTITY FRAUD Use a special sleeve for your ID card, passport and driving license which covers private information **** Limit your personal information on social Never share passwords media Www LOGIN Use a good virus scanner on your computer against malware or spyware Destroy documents containing personal data using a paper shredder Never log in via a link in an e-mail (for example your bank) Use a brush or an anti-fishing plate in your mailbox Have your mail forwarded automatically after moving Check the URL of a website before you fill out your personal information SELF EMPLOYED Make your BSN number unreadable on an ID copy, and write on it for whom it is intended or use the Copy ID App Request a new VAT number as self-employed if it is the same number as your BSN Destroy the hard drive of your PC or laptop if you get rid of it VCA nl RESOURCES: CURSUS Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, Veiligheidsmonitor 2013 PwC, update onderzoek 2013 'Omvang van identiteitsfraude en maatschappelijke schade in Nederland www.VCACursus.nl http://www.cbs.nl/NR/rdonlyres/7F48CF73-01A2-4B3B-A953-FFDCBE7E9D5B/0/2014veiligheidsmonitor2013pub.pdf http://www.rijksoverheid.nl/documenten-en-publicaties/rapporten/2013/05/23/omvang-van-identiteitsfraude-en-maatschappelijke-schade-in-nederland.html