This mini course provides an explanation of Identity Theft in terms of what is, how it happens and the ways to prevent it.

1. In this lesson you will learn:
What identity theft is
The different types of identity theft
The steps to prevent identity theft
Ways to report it

2. How would you feel if you knew at this moment, that
some criminal is using your credit card number and
plans to charge thousands of dollars worth of
merchandise on that credit card?

3. More importantly, how do you know this
is not happening? Millions of people
have become victims of identity theft
and they often find out only after
thousands of
dollars have been stolen using their
names.
Identity theft is not only related to the
loss of money, but also additional
financial costs associated with trying to
restore their reputation in the
community and correcting erroneous
information for which the criminal is
responsible.

4. What is Identity Theft?
Identity Theft is the unauthorized use of your personal identifying information
by anyone who intends to impersonate you or to conduct any activities in your
name.
Online
Mail
Telephone
In person

5. What personal information is taken?
full name
date of birth
Social Insurance
Numbers
full address
mother's maiden
name
username and
password
For (online services)
driver's license
personal
identification
numbers (PIN)
credit card
information
(numbers,
expiry dates and the
last three digits
printed on the
signature panel)
bank account
numbers
signature
passport number

6. What are the ways
of acquiring
personal
information?
Click over the color boxes
Dumpster
Diving
Skimming
Phishing
Changing
your address
Stealing

7. Digging through your trash looking for bills
and bank statements with your personal
information on it.

8. Skimming is stealing credit /debit card numbers with a device
that reads and decodes the information encoded in the magnetic
strip on the back of your credit or debit cards.

9. Blank cards can be bought and using a credit card encoder can put your
credit card info into the blank card making available for the criminal to
use it.
Credit card encoder
Blank card with
your credit card info

10. Phishing: pretending to be financial institutions or companies by sending you
spam or pop-up messages to get you to reveal your personal information

11. Online banking phishing scam

12. Changing your address: diverting your billing statements to another
location by completing a change of address form
My home
My mail

13. Stealing: wallets, purses and mail including bank and credit card statements

14. What your information could be used for?
access your bank
accounts
open new bank
accounts
transfer bank
balances
apply for loans,
credit cards and
other goods and
services
make purchases
hide their criminal
activities
obtain passports
or receive
government
benefits

15. Identity Theft Quiz 1
I write my PIN (Personal Identification Number) on my cards
when I keep my ATM cards and credit cards in my wallet
When I go shopping I take with me all the ATM and credit
cards for personal or business purchases
When I get my monthly credit-card bills, I never check
carefully at all the transactions charged to my account
before I pay the bill
When I get my monthly bank statements, credit-card bills,
or other documents with personal financial information on
them, I just put them into the trash
Make a selection and count the number of Yes answers
Yes No
Ye s
Yes
Yes
No
No
No

16. If you checked 2 or more

17. How can you find out if your identity was stolen
monitor your hard copy or on-line financial
accounts frequently
check your credit report regularly for any unusual
activities
if you receive calls from collection agencies about
unfamiliar accounts investigate further
If you applied for credit and were unexpectedly
turned down investigate further

18. If you are a victim...

21. Toll free
1-800-465-7166
Toll free
1-877-525-3823

24. Be particularly wary of unsolicited e-mails, telephone
calls or mail attempting to extract personal or financial
information from you.

25. Carry only personal identification and credit cards you
actually need in your purse

26. Review your monthly accounts, credit card statements
and utility bills (including cellular telephone bills) for
unauthorized charges as soon as you receive them

27. During transactions...

28. Always...

30. Be familiar with...

31. Shred personal and financial documents

33. Identity Theft Quiz 2.1
When I get mail saying I have been preapproved for a credit
card, and do not want to accept or activate that card, I just
put them in the trash
I usually do not request a copy of my credit report at
least once a year
If the volume of the mail I get at home has dropped off
substantially, I do not check with my local post office to
see if anyone has improperly filed a change-of-address
card in my name
If I think that I may be a victim of identity theft, I do not
contact my local police department to have an officer take
a report because Identity theft is not a serious crime
Make a selection and count the number of Yes answers
Yes No
Ye s
Yes
Yes
No
No
No

34. Identity Theft Quiz 2.2
I open email from unknown sources and I usually do not use
virus detention software
When conducting business online, I do not pay attention
of the secure browser that encrypts information
I do not ask about the businesses privacy policies and how
they will use my information
I provide my Social Security number to anyone who calls
me
Make a selection and count the number of Yes answers
Yes No
Ye s
Yes
Yes
No
No
No

35. If you checked one or two Yes
You now know how to protect your personal information

36. Identity theft is on the rise, with a growing number of Canadians being
targeted. According to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Center in April 2014 the total
number of complaints were 3,712 reports.
The more we do to protect our personal information the less are the chances
in becoming a victim.
Be your own super hero in securing your personal data. Make it a daily habit of
protecting the information of the most important person.... YOU!
PD

37. Source links
Source Links
http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/scams-fraudes/victims-guide-victimes-eng.htm
http://www.justice.gov/criminal/fraud/websites/idtheft.html
http://pages.ebay.ca/securitycentre/Yourself/idthefttutorial.html
http://www.microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/phishing-symptoms.aspx
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwKIOK-iS08
https://www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/english/statistics_statistics.html
Tools Used
Celia Garcia Font
Microsoft office images
PowerPoint 2007
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9Qx_L1S4Jw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApvLgliq_lY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKlmCLaMm7s

38. Design, research and development
Gabriela Hernandez
Special thanks to all of those who with their support and guidance made this
amazing work possible
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