Credit Fraud:
How You Can Protect Yourself

Credit fraud is on the rise, and it can happen to anybody. It can happen to you.

Taking steps to limit your vulnerability to credit fraud is the best method of prevention and protecting yourself.

The following tips can help keep you from becoming a credit fraud victim. Click on any of the items in the list below for more details.

To limit the potential for fraud ...

• if your credit cards are lost or stolen
• when using your credit cards
• review your credit card statements
• when using ATMs and PINs
• when using the mail service
• check your credit file

In general, being proactive in protecting yourself from the potential misuse of your identity by taking measures to safeguard your sensitive information will limit your exposure to ever increasing credit fraud.