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Tips to Avoid Identity Theft

Protect Your Identity. Prevention is the first step in minimizing your risk. Below are some guidelines for you to consider:

Unless you initiated the call, do not share personal information, such as checking account number, credit card numbers or your social security number, with anyone over the phone.
 
Report lost or stolen checks and credit cards to the appropriate financial institution as soon as possible.
 
Mail your bills in a secure, official Postal Service collection box. Promptly pick up your mail after delivery. If you will be out of town, have a friend retrieve your mail or have the Postal Service hold your mail.
 
Once a year, obtain a copy of your credit report to ensure all information is accurate.

Associated Bank offers quick, simple and completely secure ways to fight identity theft. Learn more about Fraud Alert and My Credit Report.
 
Tear up or shred documents with sensitive information before disposing of them. This includes any pre-approved credit card offers, credit card receipts, insurance forms, bank statements, etc.
 
Protect your account information. Do not write your personal identification number (PIN) on your ATM or debit card. Don't write your social security number or credit card account number on a check. Cover your hand when you are entering your PIN number at an ATM.
 
If your credit card or other bills are more than two weeks late, you should do three things:

  • Contact the Postal Service to see if someone has forwarded your mail to another address.
  • Contact your bank to ask if the statement or card has been mailed.
  • Contact the businesses that send you bills and ask if they have been mailed
Do not carry your Social Security card, passport or birth certificate unless you need it that day. Take all but one or two credit cards out of your wallet. Keep a list at home of your account information and customer service telephone numbers. That way, if your wallet is lost or stolen, you'll only have to notify a few of your creditors and the information will be handy.

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