https://padlet.com/joshjerzen/75e7ts5sb3ky By Joshua Erzen en-us 2019-11-11 14:47:30 UTC 2024-08-13 16:47:51 UTC hello@padlet.com joshjerzen https://padlet.com/joshjerzen/75e7ts5sb3ky/wish/415693473 This is the informational hub of identity theft. Here you will find what steps to take following identity theft, what exactly is identity theft, and tips for protection and prevention.]]> 2019-11-23 18:34:15 UTC https://padlet.com/joshjerzen/75e7ts5sb3ky/wish/415693473 joshjerzen https://padlet.com/joshjerzen/75e7ts5sb3ky/wish/415693953 This website shows 5 steps to take when you identity is stolen. To summarize, you first must report the theft. To do this, contact your area's non emergency number and do not call 911. They will report what you said in a police report and you should ask for the report. After you report the theft, contact your financial institutions. You should show them the police report. Change your PIN and get new credit and debit cards.  Next you should ask a consumer reporting agency to issue a fraud alert. Equifax can be used and you should call 1-800-465-7166.  Ask them to send you your credit report. After this, ask who will pay for what was stolen, and what exactly the identity thief did. Finally, you should take the necessary steps to protect your identity from being stolen again.

I chose this website because it clearly outlines steps to take when your identity is stolen in 5 easy steps.]]> 2019-11-23 18:38:13 UTC https://padlet.com/joshjerzen/75e7ts5sb3ky/wish/415693953 joshjerzen https://padlet.com/joshjerzen/75e7ts5sb3ky/wish/415695278 Identity theft is the non consensual use of private information by third parties. This includes information such as birth date, social insurance number, and banking details.

This website was chosen because it clearly states what identity theft classifies as.]]> 2019-11-23 18:48:24 UTC https://padlet.com/joshjerzen/75e7ts5sb3ky/wish/415695278 joshjerzen https://padlet.com/joshjerzen/75e7ts5sb3ky/wish/415696254 In recent years the number of identity thefts per 100,000 Canadians has only been increasing.In 2010 only 2.37 in 100,000 Canadians were victims of identity theft, but in 2018 this number skyrocketed to 10.11. This means the Canadian governments attempts to reduce theft are futile.

This source is useful because it visually conveys the skyrocketing rates of identity theft in Canada.      ]]> 2019-11-23 18:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/joshjerzen/75e7ts5sb3ky/wish/415696254 joshjerzen https://padlet.com/joshjerzen/75e7ts5sb3ky/wish/415697802 The Canada Post website provides Canadians with a sires of precautions to take to avoid identity theft. They advise never sharing your private personal information online, for example never send an email containing your SIN number. They also advise to protect personal outgoing mail, to avoid information such as your address and postal code getting stolen. 

This website is useful because it provides Canadians with simple steps to avoid having your identity stolen. ]]> 2019-11-23 19:06:55 UTC https://padlet.com/joshjerzen/75e7ts5sb3ky/wish/415697802 joshjerzen https://padlet.com/joshjerzen/75e7ts5sb3ky/wish/415699572 This video not only explains what is identity theft, and how thief's can obtain this information. This video also outlines the different ways Canadians are affected by identity theft, and how drastic the impacts can be. The video aims at reducing the risks of being a victim of identity theft. 

This video is useful because it concisely explains what identity theft is, and the implications it has. ]]> 2019-11-23 19:19:58 UTC https://padlet.com/joshjerzen/75e7ts5sb3ky/wish/415699572 joshjerzen https://padlet.com/joshjerzen/75e7ts5sb3ky/wish/415700238 This video is a great explanation on how criminals use your information. They call as a solution to one of your problems, the payment is you giving them what they want. Key pieces of your information to allow them to use your credit or debit card to buy whatever they want. They phish for your information. Phishing is them doing exactly explained above. 

I chose this video because it is elaborate and expansive.]]> 2019-11-23 19:24:41 UTC https://padlet.com/joshjerzen/75e7ts5sb3ky/wish/415700238 joshjerzen https://padlet.com/joshjerzen/75e7ts5sb3ky/wish/415701012 This video provides viewers with 12 easy steps to implement protecting yourself from identity theft. These steps include encouraging use of bio metric protected walls, such as using apple pay with fingerprint recognition or face identification. Another step to implement is questioning any reason to photocopy your ID. Next you can setup proactive credit alerts to inform you when larger than average purchases are made. A final step you can administer, is the removal of identification from your wallet in instances where it is unnecessary. These steps in combination with the other 8 are essential to preventing Canadian identity theft.

I selected this video because it provides Canadians with 12 simple steps that can easily be applied to reduce the risk of being a victim of identity theft.  ]]> 2019-11-23 19:29:46 UTC https://padlet.com/joshjerzen/75e7ts5sb3ky/wish/415701012 joshjerzen https://padlet.com/joshjerzen/75e7ts5sb3ky/wish/415702385 This video provides viewers with a simple story of an Ottawa man, who had his identity stolen through is mail. Eric Longley tells the story of an identity thief who intercepted a piece of his mail, and from there rerouted all of Longley's mail to the thief's home. He did this by contacting Canada post, and providing them with the information displayed on the first piece of intercepted mail. 

This video is useful because it explains to Canadians how easily thief's can access your private information.  ]]> 2019-11-23 19:39:17 UTC https://padlet.com/joshjerzen/75e7ts5sb3ky/wish/415702385 joshjerzen https://padlet.com/joshjerzen/75e7ts5sb3ky/wish/415706063 This image is from the popular film identity thief staring Melissa McCarthy and Jason Batman, and tells the story of a woman impersonating a revenue agency, and uses the information she collects to routinely steal peoples identity. ]]> 2019-11-23 20:04:11 UTC https://padlet.com/joshjerzen/75e7ts5sb3ky/wish/415706063 joshjerzen https://padlet.com/joshjerzen/75e7ts5sb3ky/wish/415706404 This image conveys the concept of a thief impersonating their victim, and how easily this can be done over the internet. ]]> 2019-11-23 20:07:00 UTC https://padlet.com/joshjerzen/75e7ts5sb3ky/wish/415706404 joshjerzen https://padlet.com/joshjerzen/75e7ts5sb3ky/wish/415707584 2019-11-23 20:15:37 UTC https://padlet.com/joshjerzen/75e7ts5sb3ky/wish/415707584