Websites to help you out if you feel you may be a victum of identity theft.

Social Security Identity Theft Site

Federal Trade Commission

Federal Bureau of Investigation

The Better Business Bureau

Credit Reporting Agencies

Equifax

TransUnion

Experian

TIPS TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY

• Always have 2 credit cards, one for online buying and one for in store buying
• Make sure your online buying card is one with a limit IE, ($200-$1000) as much as your willing to lose. NOT DRAWN OFF YOUR BANK ACCOUNT. If you need to open a second account do so, it will save you time and money down the road and will limit how much can be taken from you.
• NEVER EVER ANSWER AN EMAIL where they ask for account information. CALL YOUR BANK FIRST OR WHO EVER SENT YOU THE EMAIL EBAY, Microsoft, Yahoo or Paypal.
• ALWAYS have 3 plus emails. Family and Friends, Business and yes shopping. keeping these emails separate will save you alot of time and headaches and spam.
• NEVER USE FREE Websites where you need to download anything or they hit you with alot of pop-up ads
• Try not to use Shareware programs that download files from other users computers, this greatly hightens the risks of infection such as; Limewire, Kazaa, bear share and other like them
• NEVER GIVE OUT YOUR PASSWORDS, NEVER EVER