Detection
Being denied this could indicate potential theft
What is credit?
A strong password should include all of these
What are letters, numbers, and symbols?
If you are a victim of identity theft, you should contact these two agencies
What are the local Police and the Federal Trade Commission?
This type of identity theft involves someone using a child's Social Security Number to open credit accounts or take out loans
What is Child Identity Theft?
This method involves thieves breaking into computer systems
What is hacking?
This document should be checked at least once a year to detect credit card theft
What is credit report?
This document should NOT be carried in your wallet or purse
What is Social Security Number card, birth certificate, or passport?
If you are a victim of credit fraud, you should place this on your credit report
What is a fraud alert?
This type of identity theft involves someone giving your personal information when they are arrested or cited by the Police
What is Criminal Identity Theft?
This method involves thieves pretending to be a company or depository institution to convince the victim to give up their personal information
What is Phishing?
Calls from this type of agency could indicate identity or credit card theft
What is collection agency?
This URL indicates that it is a secure site
What is https?
This allows a consumer to restrict access to their credit report
What is a credit freeze?
This type of identity theft involves someone using your Social Security Number to claim your tax return
What is Tax Identity Theft?
This method involves thieves completing a change of address form and having the victim's bills and statements mailed to a different location
What is Diverting Mail?
This government agency provides information on identity theft
This phrase should be written on the back of credit and debit cards
What is "Please see ID"?
Under this law, the amount that a victim of ATM or debit card fraud is liable for depends on how quickly the loss is reported
What is the Electronic Funds Transfer Act?
This type of identity theft involves someone using your personal information to get prescription drugs or medical care
What is Medical Identity Theft?
This method involves thieves using false pretenses to obtain your personal information from financial institutions, telephone companies, etc
What is Pretexting?
These could indicate that your computer is infested with spyware or malware
What are unexpected toolbars or icons, keys that don't work, random error messages, or sluggish performance?
These three words are a theme for avoiding identity theft (hint: they all start with D)
What are deter, detect, and defend?
This law limits liability for credit card fraud to $50.00
What is the Truth in Lending Act?
This type of identity theft involves someone using your Social Security Number on a job application or to pass a background check
What is Employment Identity Theft?
This method involves thieves attaching a device to credit card processors to steal credit or debit card information
What is skimming?