Comments on: Identify Theft – Don’t Be Stupid http://www.pcmech.com/article/identify-theft-dont-be-stupid/ Helping Normal People Get Their Geek On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:07:33 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: HAL9000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/identify-theft-dont-be-stupid/comment-page-1/#comment-8884 HAL9000 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:44:52 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/identify-theft-dont-be-stupid/#comment-8884 Just to add to this a couple of items.. 1) Shred EVERYTHING that you don't need. 2) NEVER, EVER let a credit card leave your sight. Giving a card to a waiter or waitress to take to the back to swipe is just asking for trouble. 3) Don't be one of these idiots that I end up talking to every day... "I always leave my wallet/purse in the car" ... umm, why don't you just put an add in the paper and post all of your info for a fraudster to use? Just to add to this a couple of items..

1) Shred EVERYTHING that you don’t need.

2) NEVER, EVER let a credit card leave your sight. Giving a card to a waiter or waitress to take to the back to swipe is just asking for trouble.

3) Don’t be one of these idiots that I end up talking to every day… “I always leave my wallet/purse in the car” … umm, why don’t you just put an add in the paper and post all of your info for a fraudster to use?

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