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6 Ways to Protect Yourself Against Identity Theft
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Block Advisors. All opinions are my own.
Protect Your Personal Information
In this completely digital world that we live in, identity theft is something that we all have to worry about. If you have ever been the victim of identity theft then you know what a complete nightmare it can be. The hassle seems to be never ending as you struggle to let everyone know what has happened and you have to keep pretty meticulous records of everything.
Did you know that there are ways that you can protect yourself against identity theft? My husband and I did this several years ago. We haven’t had any issues since then.
Here are a few things that you can protect yourself against identity theft
1. Get Tax Identity Shield from Block Advisors
Block Advisors Tax Identity Shield offers a pre-tax season scan to provide awareness of tax identity theft risk. You will also get customized advice and year round tips and education on how to reduce the risk.
Block Advisors will offer a proactive defense to help protect future tax returns from being stolen plus early detection of any fraudulent returns submitted through Block Advisors with a notification to a secure email address.
You will appreciate their expert guidance and support with their restoration services, in the event of tax identity theft.
2. Check your credit report on a regular basis.
You should always be monitoring your credit report and there are several free services that will help you keep track of how you are doing financially.
3. Watch how much you share online.
Did you know that thieves troll social media sites looking for someone to rob? Those oversharers can easily become targets for thieves who know that their houses might be empty.
4. Monitor your bank accounts and credit cards monthly.
Several years ago my husband’s credit card got cloned when he went to a local gas station. We had no idea until I was checking our statement and I found a lot of little charges. We got everything straightened but had we not been checking, there would have most likely been a lot more charges.
5. Create strong passwords and protect your electronics.
People sometimes it make it much easier on hackers by having such simple passwords that almost anyone can break into their accounts. Do not do this. Make certain to keep your electronics protected from unsecured wifi.
6. Keep track of your financial documents or shred them so no one else can.
My first apartment had some huge dumpsters for all of the residents for garbage. I was constantly surprised at how many people just tossed financial information in the garbage. You can get any of their information just like it was laying around their house. We shred everything these days.
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This is great information and something that I have been meaning to do. I will be looking into Block Advisors this weekend.
These are great tips. These days, you need a password even you can’t remember! Identity thieves are tricky jerks!
I had no idea tax identity theft was an issue. How scary! We currently monitor our credit reports quite frequently via an online app, but it looks like we need to step up our security.
This is really good advice. I’ve always worried about someone potentially stealing my information.
I am so paranoid about my identity being stolen. Thanks for these suggestions to protect it.
It’s a bit scary how much personal info is available online! It seems more and more identity theft is a real risk.
Identity theft is such a scary thing to have happen to you. These are great ways to protect yourself.
It’s scary but these a huge help for us.
It really is important to check that credit record. It’s an instant way to know if something odd is happening and nip it in the bud if it is.
Identity theft is a serious problem in today’s economic world. We make sure to check our checking and savings accounts at least weekly. These tips are great ways to prevent and/or catch identity theft before it is taken too far.
This are good some ideas. Thank you for sharing.
I once had my credit card stolen and all these charges on it – and found her on MySpace! Since then I’ve been a little paranoid – so it sounds like I should look into Block Advisors, identity theft just sounds like a nightmare.
Thanks for the tips. This has been happening all too often. I’ll take your advice
Such great tips! Thankfully I don’t have a bank account or credit cards to worry about, just two online “money” accounts and I monitor those often. I also check my credit score periodically, but I hear checking too often can be bad for your credit. I’m not sure how often is too often though.
I need to look into something like this! I am always worried about my id being stolen. I do a lot of what you said here, but I can do more.
Great tips! In this day and age it is so scary how easily our information can be accessed by strangers. We really need to be proactive about protecting our identities.
Thank you for these great tips. It would be frightening to find out that you have lost your hard earned money! I think if we would want to have peace of mind, it would be best to hire the services of a professional to teach us how to avoid identity theft.
These are great tips for protecting yourself against identity theft. I have always been worried about it happening to me.
I have had many people in my life have their identities stolen. These tips are great, and if followed, can avoid a lot of heartache. Thanks for sharing!
These are some wonderful ideas. It’s very important to make sure you’re protected. I’m always worried about things like this. You never know who it could happen to.
Identity theft is so scary these days because it happens so often. I try to do most of these but will have to incorporate the rest. Thanks for the great post.
These are all great tips. it’s very important to be extra careful to avoid being caught up with identity theft.
These are great tips. I was very careful after the incident last year. My sister’s credit card was used to buy airline tickets.