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Be careful with the things you share online or throw in the bin.
Find out how to keep your identity safe.
Fraudsters want to steal your ID so they can do things like:
- Use your bank account.
- Spend your money or move it.
- Get loans or other finance in your name.
- Move stolen money in and out of your account.
Keep an eye out for these tell-tale signs of identity theft.
Have fraudsters stolen your details from a website? Find out with a free online service like Have I Been Pwned.
If fraudsters hack a site you use, change your passwords and security questions. Do this for any other sites that may have your same details.
An online quiz or competition can be fun. But fraudsters create them to steal details that set up scams or to guess passwords.
Before you enter anything like this, make sure it’s genuine. Be suspicious if it asks for banking or private details, or for you to open your social media account.
To avoid scam messages, you can use a spare email address. And never send money to get a prize you’ve won. This is a common scam.
The more fraudsters know about you, the better chance they have of stealing your money. Your details help them to target you with a scam, such as:
If you bin anything with your personal or banking details, like a bank statement, it can be valuable to a fraudster.
Store important documents at home or destroy them. And cut down on things like this by going paper-free.