The 10 Types of Identity Theft You NEED To Know About

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There’s a new victim of identity theft EVERY 6 SECONDS in the U.S.
So there’s a good chance identity theft will happen to you or someone you know.
To stay safe, be on the lookout for these 10 types of identity theft:
1. Financial identity theft (fraud) - When criminals access your bank, investment, or credit card.
2. Medical identity theft - When criminals use your identity to receive health care or use up your health benefits.
3. Child identity theft - When someone fraudulently uses your child’s identity - for example, stealing your child’s SSN to take out loans in their name.
4. Elder fraud - When criminals prey on senior citizens to steal their identity or money.
5. Estate identity fraud - When someone uses the identity of a deceased person for identity theft.
6. Friendly or “familial” identity theft - when a family member or close friend uses your information for fraud or identity theft. For example, if a family member uses your credit card without your permission.
7. Employment identity theft - When criminals use your identity to illegally get a job. For example, if they’re not legally allowed to work in the U.S. or won’t pass required background checks.
8. Criminal identity theft - when someone gives law enforcement your information rather than their own.
9. Tax identity theft - when a fraudster files a falsified tax return in your name, most likely to try and receive a large return.
10. Biometric identity theft - when hackers steal your fingerprints or other biometrics from secure databases.
How to protect yourself:
- Sign up for credit monitoring that will notify you as soon as someone’s trying to access your finances.
- Keep your medical and health information safe and secure.
- Don’t give out your child’s SSN.
- Monitor the SSN and financial information of your elderly family members.
- Monitor your Social Security statements for changes or unexpected income.
- Sign up for an identity theft protection service like Aura that will monitor public records for your name.
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM ALL TYPES OF IDENTITY THEFT
With Aura, you get industry-leading identity theft protection for your entire family, constant credit monitoring, phishing and malware protection, 24/7 support from fraud resolution specialists, and $1,000,000 in insurance for eligible losses due to identity theft.
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Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:31 Financial identity theft and fraud
0:56 Medical identity theft
1:19 Child identity theft
1:47 Elder fraud & estate identity theft
2:17 Friendly fraud
2:46 Employment identity theft
3:35 Tax identity theft
3:54 Biometric identity theft
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[@dianeb7902]

Most identity theft comes from clicking on something you shouldn't giving routing numbers when you should NEVER, and being greedy when you get a stupid text about a package you're not expecting.

[@michawesoowski7364]

sorry. not very useful. not even scratchin a surface.