As seasoned Floridians, we continue providing free tools for identity theft restoration, especially for seniors.
Types of Identity Theft
Business Identity Theft: This is when the perpetrator uses your logo, EIN number, mimic calls and tries to hack into your website. Investing in more cyber security and other security tools for your business is key. Never open unknown emails, unknown calls, and unknown texts. Continually do check ups on your business and your business credit report. Your cellular service provider also has a $3.99 per month anti spoofing system that amount is less than purchasing one cup of coffee from a coffee shop, which is well worth the tiny monthly investment.
Date Identity Theft: When your date places a drug in your drink, takes your Rolex, wallet and identification. We have linked some articles, which date identity theft is becoming more common in South Florida and Southwest Florida.
Frankenstein Identity Theft: Also known as a synthetic identity theft, when the perpetrator uses your social security number and combines it with a synthetic name to obtain credit and rip off the banks.
Senior Identity Theft: The perpetrator or perpetrators target a well condensed senior county in Florida and also upper middle class counties in Florida. Perpetrators know seniors are not well rehearsed or too savvy with today’s technologies such as phishing, mimic calls and unknown texts that notify seniors to believe they won the lottery.
What Do I Need to Do?
Never Be Intimidated: A perpetrator can aggressively use a senior’s identity or anyone else in Florida for new credit. You can stop this fast by freezing your credit report immediately, change all your passwords, and check your computer and phone for malware. Always work with local authorities and file a police report immediately. Stay ahead of your perpetrator, continue your credit monitoring and maintain this mantra, they may stick around for weeks.
Call Your Creditors: Replace all your credit cards and debit cards. Visit your local bank where you do your banking and explain your identity theft to your banker.
Freeze Your Credit: It is well worth the $24.99 membership with Experian, you can lock and freeze your credit when there is no urgency to apply for new credit. We have no business affiliation with Experian, their tools are simple user friendly.
If you can’t fix your identity theft yourself, call us, we service the entire state of Florida.
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