TIPS FOR PROTECTING YOUR IDENTITY ONLINE

There are many ways someone can steal your identity, and the Internet has only made it easier and more widespread of a problem. Here are some tips that will help you prevent your identity from being stolen.

Email Safer

Email is one of the easiest ways for someone to trick you into giving them your personal information and passwords. That innocent looking email with the link from your bank, credit card company, eBay or Paypal, asking you to login to your account is usually a trick, it’s called “phishing”. The link is disguised so that you can’t tell you’re going to a completely different site.