When it comes to identity theft, there are different types of personal information that are being targeted by thieves. The most common target is your financial information. This includes your credit card numbers, bank account numbers, passwords, online banking app information, and more.
Take These Steps To Protect Your Financial Information
For obvious reasons, protecting your financial information is extremely important, and if not done correctly, can be detrimental to your livelihood. These tips will help keep your info secure:
- Do not accept online cookies without reading the fine print. You never know what information businesses will want to track for use, and hackers can use cookies to get personal financial info when you log into your online bank account.
- Sign up for alerts with your bank. These can be emailed or texted to you, when large or unusual transactions are made. You are typically able to customize what types of alerts you want.
- Check your credit reports weekly. This way, you can catch unauthorized purchases and cancel your card before any other purchases are made.
- Sign up for two-factor authentication on all financial accounts. With this, access to your mobile device is needed to sign in.
- Invest in a shredder. Destroy all unnecessary documents with financial information on them, before discarding them.
Identity Theft Protection for IAM Members
IAM members are entitled to free identity theft protection through their Legal and Personal Protection Plan. These free benefits will take care of:
- Monitoring your email address
- Credit
- Social security numbers
- Other sensitive information
Any suspicious activity on your accounts will be sent straight to your email. The benefit also comes with $1 million insurance to cover the cost of any losses that happen if you ever become a victim, and free assistance from a professional recovery team that will help you in the event of a theft.
This benefit is free! Learn more and activate your protection by tapping below.
