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Protect yourself and your family by safeguarding your identity with these five steps.
The below safeguards are not intended to be a comprehensive list. It's hopefully just a starting point to get you thinking of ways to protect you and your family from identity theft. Please respond with the ideas you have for keeping your personal information safe!
- Absolutely get a firewall on your computer - this is a must!
- As convenient as it may be, don't mail your bills with checks from your home mailbox where someone else can remove the envelope
- Shred everything that is of a personal nature
- Leave important documents and credit cards at home
- Ask to be removed from mailing and telemarketing lists through the Direct Marketing Association, http://www.dmaconsumers.org/cgi/offmailinglist and http://www.dmaconsumers.org/stillgettingcalls.shtml. While you're at it, tell your creditors and utility service providers that you do NOT wish to receive direct mail or telephone calls from them either.
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