Identity Theft

This is a form of stealing one's identity in which someone pretends to be someone else

• name robbery

• identity theft

• stolen description

• identify robbery

Someone would steal your identity to...

• play a joke on you

• get back for something you did

• Gain access to resources under your name

• See what it's like to be someone else

Identity theft occurs by

• Someone stealing your wallet

• Hacking into your computer

• Someone stealing non-shredded paperwork

• All of the above

Once your identity is stolen, thieves can use it to...

• Spend all your money

• Obtain a driver's license

• Get arrested

• All of the above

This is when someone steals your information over email

• Phishing

• Vishing

• Skimming

• Dumpster Diving

This is when someone tries to steal your information by going through your garbage

• Phishing

• Dumpster diving

• Skimming

• Pretexting

You should keep a list of all account numbers and phone numbers in a secure location.

• True

• False

If a company calls and asks for your PIN number, you should give it to them

• True

• False

Before throwing away old documents and receipts, you should

• white out any personal information

• cross out any personal information

• shred them

• just throw them out

A PIN number stands for

• personalized interest note

• prized identification number

• personal information note

• personal identification number