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Be cautious about all communications you receive, Do not enter personal information in a pop-up screen, and Install a phishing filter on your email application and also on your web browser.

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Most people associate phishing with e-mail messages that spoof, or mimic, banks, credit card companies or other business like Amazon and eBay. These messages look authentic and attempt to get victims to reveal their personal information.

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The fraudulent practice of sending emails purporting to be from reputable companies in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers.

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File a report with the Federal Trade Commission, contact your local police department, sign up for a credit monitoring service, if offered, place a fraud alert on your credit reports, open new credit card and financial accounts, and adjust your account settings.

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Limit exposure, create hard to access passwords, be careful on using websites, regularly check your credit reports, and establish fraud alerts if needed.

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Ways Thieves Can Obtain  Personal Information

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Ways Thieves Can Obtain  Personal Information

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Identity thieves look for credit card bills, bank statements, medical bills and insurance, and old financial forms such as old tax forms.

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The elderly because Those seniors may be less skeptical, making them more vulnerable to financial exploitation. And because they might also have high net worth, their age group can easily be targeted for phone scams, phishing attacks and medical identity theft.

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Identity theft is when thieves steal your personal information in order to take over or open new accounts, file fake tax returns, rent or buy properties, or do other criminal things in your name.