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Shred receipts, credit offers, loan and credit applications, insurance forms, bank statements, and similar documents when you no longer need them. A cross cut shredder is best for this. Use different and strong passwords for each of your accounts and then safeguard them.
Follow these tips to help protect against identity fraud. Know the types of identity theft. There are many different forms of identity theft. Protect your Social Security number. Check credit reports regularly. Implement a credit freeze. Use a VPN. Shred personal documents. Get bank alerts. Learn about common scams.
In response to the growing threats of identity theft in the United States, Congress passed the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions (FACT) Act of 2003, which amended a previous law, the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Section 403(1) of the Criminal Code of Canada outlines the offence of fraudulently impersonating another person, whether they are alive or deceased. This offence is considered serious as it can cause harm to individuals and society as a whole through the theft of property, harm to reputations or obstruction of justice.
Its a federal crime to commit, deliberately attempt, or aid somebody to commit ID theft. Under this Act, 18 U.S.C. 1028 was amended to make it a federal offense to commit, attempt, or aid someone in committing identity theft. Since its a federal offense, ID theft cases are tried in a United States District Court.
The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions (FACT) Act (PDF) requires financial institutions with covered accounts to develop and implement a written identity theft prevention program designed to detect, prevent, and mitigate identity theft in connection with opening new accounts and operating existing accounts.
Identity theft laws under 18 U.S.C. 1028 makes it a crime to misuse someones identifying information, whether personal or financial. Personal identifying information can include social security numbers, drivers license number, credit card or bank account information, and PIN numbers obtained through the internet.
File a report with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). If you report your identity theft to the FTC within two business days of discovering it, you will only be liable to pay $50 of any unauthorized use of your bank and credit accounts (under federal law).