Indentity theft
Visitors on this site may find the following information below useful. Identity theft is with us and incidents are on the increase! I have received 2 bogus e-mails purporting to be from the HALIFAX BANK and requesting that I "send them my account details" Banks will NEVER ask for this information, so beware what information you give out! Also beware of what criminals commonly refer to as the "Lebanese Loop" this is something that thieves hook on to a cash machine,and is not easily detectable, and enables them to "grab" your pin number HOW IDENTITY THIEVES GET YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION• Stealing wallets and purses containing your identification and credit and bankcards. • Stealing mail to get new credit cards, bank or credit card statements, new cheques, tax information, and pre-approved credit offers. • Completing a “change of address” form to divert your mail to another location. • Rummaging through your trash or the trash of a business looking for individual’s personal data in a practice known as “dumpster diving.” • Obtaining your credit report by posing as a landlord, employer, or someone else who may have a legitimate need for, and legal right to, the information. • Stealing personal information from your home or from businesses or institutions where you are a customer, patient, employee, etc. • Obtaining personal information that you share with others over the Internet. • Scamming you, either by Mail or e-mail, by posing as legitimate companies or government agencies you do business with. This usually happens after someone gets your information from businesses by stealing files out of offices where you are a customer, employee, patient or student. Sometimes an employee of these businesses is bribed or files are hacked into via the Internet. • Copying data from credit and debit cards as the card is being used for a legitimate transaction using a device called a skimmer. • Setting up look-alike web sites for legitimate businesses that you transact with and tricking you into sending personal information by sending e-mails warning that your accounts have been compromised or are about to expire and instructing you to click on a link. • Standing behind you as you enter your PIN number or credit card number in a practice known as shoulder surfing.
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