Identity Theft RED FLAGS

Written By Todd Mitchell

Requests for PII: Personally Identifiable Information (PII) refers to any data that could potentially identify a specific individual.   For example: Bank account information, Social Security numbers, login credentials, mailing addresses

Urgency: The sender uses an abnormal sense of urgency, or other scare tactics, to obtain information.

Attachments: The message includes an attachment, such as a PDF. Never open attachments from a suspicious or unknown email address. It may download malware or viruses onto your device.

Todd Mitchell
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