Be vigilant against identity theft by regarding the following events as an alarm:

• You find charges on statements for items you did not buy.
• Creditors contact you about non-payment of a bill that you believe you have paid.
• A debt collector or business contacts you about purchases you did not make.
• You are approved or denied credit for accounts you never requested.
• A bill or other expected mail fails to arrive. A missing bill could mean an identity thief has changed your billing address.
• You receive credit cards you didn’t apply for.
• A collection agency contacts you about non-payment on an account you never opened.
• You are denied credit or you are offered less favorable credit terms (for example, a high-interest rate) for no apparent reason.
• You have missing cards (credit, ATM, debit) or other identifying information such as licenses or membership IDs.

Go to Identity Theft main page.

Go to Safe Computing at NC State.