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5/17/12 BR – What group of people is currently the largest victim of Identity theft?

5/17/12 BR – What group of people is currently the largest victim of Identity theft?. Today : What are some common scams or Schemes? . To Do:. Break into 7 groups Get a scam or scheme Read and discuss. Be prepared to explain your scam to the class. Complete the chart. On your own.

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5/17/12 BR – What group of people is currently the largest victim of Identity theft?

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  1. 5/17/12BR – What group of people is currently the largest victim of Identity theft? Today: What are some common scams or Schemes?

  2. To Do: • Break into 7 groups • Get a scam or scheme • Read and discuss. Be prepared to explain your scam to the class. • Complete the chart

  3. On your own.. • Complete the chart as the class discusses scams & schemes..

  4. To Do: Scam Quiz – Exit Slip Number 1-8 Listen & read then decide what the scam is.

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  9. 5. You receive an outrageous telephone call from the collection agency saying that you have failed to pay a bill for nearly $20,000. You explain that the correct name was used but the billing address for the account was wrong. Soon you hear from a bank in another state that you are overdrawn by $5,000 in a checking account you didn’t know you had.

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  13. Steps to Reduce the Chance of Identity Theft • Sign your Credit or debit cards as soon as they arrive. Consider writing “see I.D.” on the back. • Carry your cards in a safe place separately from your wallet • Keep a record of your account numbers, their expiration dates, and the phone numbers of each company in a safe place.

  14. Steps to Reduce the Chance of Identity Theft 4. Keep an eye on your card during a transaction 5. Save receipts to compare with billing statements 6. Open your bills when they come. Check the statements on line regulalry

  15. Steps to Reduce the Chance of Identity Theft 7. Report Questionable charges immediately 8. Don’t lend your cards to anyone 9. Don’t leave cards or receipts lying around. 10. Never sign a blank receipt. Draw lines through blank spaces.

  16. Steps to Reduce the Chance of Identity Theft 11. Never give your account number out over the phone or in an email. 12. If you lose your cards report it immediately. 13. Destroy unwanted credit offers you get in the mail. 14. Destroy old documents (5 years)

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