Senior Citizens Don't Become The Victim Of Identity Theft

NationalCreditReport.com is honoring Grandparents Day by reminding seniors to focus on preventing identity theft. They encourage the grandchildren to help with ways to prevent their grandparents from becoming victims of identity theft.

There are basic tips that grandparents should know:

• Don’t have your home phone number, social security number, driver’s license number, or date of birth printed on your checks
• Be cautious about who you let into your home
• Shred all documents
  

Checking Your Credit Score: College Students and Preventing Identity Theft

NationalCreditReport.com, a leader in providing credit reports, credit scores and credit monitoring services, reminds college students to check their credit score before returning to school this fall to aid in preventing identity theft.

College students are an easy target for identity thieves because they often do not check their credit report frequently and are more likely to make purchases online or share sensitive data on social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace.