Financial Identity Theft is when…
Financial Identity Theft is when a scammer steals a victim’s credit card information and identity and charges the accounts
How You Can Adapt From Financial Identity Theft:
- Talk and get help from someone else about your situation, you should never go through this alone.
- Contact your credit card company to place a fraud alert to let them know about the situation.
- Freeze your credit card and bank accounts.
- Change passwords for your bank accounts.
- Monitor your credit and bank statements for fraud charges.
- File a report on IdentityTheft.gov
- If they have your information, you might risk having your identity stolen.
- Retain proof and documentation of the scam in case you need it in the future.