We at Argent
would like to offer these tips to help you prevent identity fraud:
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| Do not give
personal information, such as account numbers or social security
numbers, over the telephone, through the mail, or over the
Internet unless you initiated the contact or know with whom you
are dealing.
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| Store personal
information in a safe place and tear up old credit cards receipts,
ATM receipts, old account statements, and unused credit card
offers before throwing them away.
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| Protect your
PIN's and other passwords.
Avoid using easily available information like your
mother’s maiden name, your birth date, the last four digits of
your social security number, your phone number, etc.
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| Carry only the
minimum amount of identifying information and the number of credit
cards that you need.
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| Pay attention to
billing cycles and statements.
Inquire of the bank if you do not receive a monthly bill;
it may mean the bill has been diverted by an identity thief.
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| Guard your mail
from theft. If you
have the type of mailbox with a flag to signal the box contains
mail, do not leave bill payment envelopes in your mailbox with the
flag up. Instead,
deposit them in a post office collection box or at the local post
office. Promptly
remove incoming mail.
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