1.Run a credit report on yourself to see if there are any unknown credit inquiries or unauthorised accounts.
2.Reconcile your cheque and credit card statements in a timely fashion and challenge any purchases that you did not make.
3.Limit the number of credit cards you have to reduce exposure, and cancel any inactive accounts.
4.Destroy all unused pre-approved credit card and loan applications. The mailbox thief only has to fill them out and redirect the return address to start using your credit.
5.Never give any important number out like from your credit card, bank account, date of birth, or NRIC number to anyone you don’t know over the telephone.
6.Don't give away too much personal information on your personal web site. Full names, date of births and address is too much information to post. By obtaining your "place-of-birth," the identity thief can possibly get your duplicate birth certificate.
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