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Identity Theft 101
Methods of ID Theft
Identity Theft 201
Prevention
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Questions
100

Prime targets for identity theft

Who are college students?

100

You receive this in the mail from your credit card every month.

What is a statement?

100

A waiter that copies your credit card information (without your knowledge) for their own personal use.

What is an unethical employee?

100
You should ____________ unwanted credit card offers so that identity thieves cannot open a credit card account in your name.
What is shred?
100

This person has a credit score of at least 800.

Who is Mrs. Capizzi?

200

FTC is an acronym for

What is the Federal Trade Commission?

200
Physically taking a person's item which contains personal information.
What is stealing?
200

A 9 digit number that you should never have in your wallet.

What is a Social Security #?

200

The third step once a person realizes he/she is a victim of identity theft.

What is Create an Identity Theft Report?

200
A mortgage, car loan or college debt.

What is good debt?

300

This is a record of your financial accounts including credit cards and loans. 

What is a credit report?

300

Attempting to gain personal information from a person over email or internet.

What is phishing?

300

The first step once a person realizes he/she is a victim of identity theft.

What is place an initial fraud alert with your credit report.

300

Devices that are disguised to look like part of a card reader in order to steal a person's card information and PIN code for fraudulent use.

What is a skimmer or skimming?

300

This guideline allows you to know how much debt you can safely take on.

What is the 20-10 Rule?

400
The names of the three credit reporting agencies where you can check your credit report.
What is Equifax, TransUnion and Experian?
400
When thieves break into a computer system and steal information.
What is Hacking?
400

Anti-virus software, anti-spyware software, and a firewall.

What are ways to protect your computer?

400
You password should be a combination of ______________ and _________________.
What are letters and numbers?
400
APR stands for
What is Annual Percentage Rate?
500
A method of identity theft where an identity thief searches thru trash to obtain your personal information.
What is dumpster diving?
500

When you use an ATM to withdraw money, you need key punch this.

What is a PIN?

500

The second step once a person realizes he/she is a victim of identity theft.

What is order your credit reports?

500

You should never allow a shopping website save this when you are checking out.

What is your credit card account #?

500

You end up paying a lot of interest and it takes a long time to pay off your credit card debt

What is paying the minimum amount?