{"id":3018,"date":"2016-04-29T10:00:02","date_gmt":"2016-04-29T10:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/?p=3018"},"modified":"2016-04-29T10:00:02","modified_gmt":"2016-04-29T10:00:02","slug":"identity-theft-how-to-safeguard-your-identity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/29\/identity-theft-how-to-safeguard-your-identity\/","title":{"rendered":"Identity Theft \u2013 How to Safeguard Your Identity"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s something most Americans don\u2019t think about until it hits the headlines, such as last year when major retailer, Target, revealed that its data base of shopper credit and debit card numbers had been breached. Yet, nearly 15 percent of the population – more than 34 million adults – has reported some form of identity theft, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center. In the first half of 2014 alone, more than 10 million people have experienced identity theft. That makes the odds pretty good that it could happen to you at some point.<\/p>\n

More recently, 120 doctors were targeted in New Hampshire for tax return fraud. Somehow their Social Security numbers were hacked and tax fraudsters used them to file fake tax returns that generated hundreds of thousands of dollars in refunds. Due to their high incomes, doctors are favorite targets of identity thieves for a whole range of fraudulent activities.<\/p>\n

While there\u2019s little you can do to prevent a major data breach that might expose your sensitive records, there\u2019s plenty you can do to fortify your own records and reduce or eliminate the opportunities for identity thieves to turn your life upside down.\u00a0 Your own vigilance is your first and last line of defense and it can be heightened by incorporating very specific identity theft prevention measures into your daily routines.<\/p>\n

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