Protect Identity During Holiday Season

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The Grinch Who Stole Your Identity

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The holidays are a prime season for identity theft. Follow these holiday shopping tips from IDShield to help protect your identity this holiday season.

5 Tips to Protect Your Identity During the Holiday Season:

1. Shop on Official Retailer Websites and Apps: Use official retailer apps and websites. Criminals are savvy and will create look-a-like sites. Be mindful and look for spelling errors and, differences in logos and URLs.
2. Be Mindful of Tracking URLs: Be mindful of clicking links in texts and emails that may look like a tracking URL for a package. While it may look like the tracking information you have been waiting for, it could very well be a virus.
3. Review Financial Transactions: Review your financial transactions and report any unauthorized activity immediately to the financial institution involved.
4. Practice Good Mobile Security: Be mindful of downloading any holiday apps. Install anti-malware on your devices and check for security updates regularly.
5. Do Not Use Public Wi-Fi: Do not make purchases or donations to charities over public wi-fi.

IDShield provides unlimited consultation on identity theft related matters and in the event of identity theft a dedicated Licensed Private Investigator will restore your identity on your behalf back to its pre-theft status. If you are not enrolled in IDShield, you can enroll during your employer’s next open enrollment period.

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