Adam Levin, former director of the NJ division of consumer affairs, chairman and founder of Identity Theft 911, and chairman and co-founder of Credit.com and the author of Swiped: How to Protect Yourself in a World Full of Scammers,Phishers, and Identity Thieves (PublicAffairs, or 2015), offers advice for avoiding identity theft as holiday shopping gets serious.
He says to remember the 3 M's:Minimize your exposure: don't carry your Social Security card out of your domestic; don't carry all of your credit/debit cards on you; covet your personal information.
Monitor your accounts: daily, if possible.
Manage the damage: contact your insurance agent or bank to see if they offer liability coverage.
→ Event: Adam Levin will be speaking at Barnes and Noble in Tribeca at 6:00pm on December 1st. Click here for more details.
Source: wnyc.org