Identity theft
Training 885 minutesidentity theft
You are 27, a barista taking evening classes. Your name, ID number and birth date are worth money to fraudsters: they take out loans with them. Guarding your data matters as much as a lock on your door.
Training goal: Keep anyone from borrowing in your name
▶ Play this trainingSituation
- Send it, you might win
- Scroll past: no giveaway needs your ID
- Send it with the number covered
- Keep it, it is strong and you know it
- Write new passwords in your notes app
- Use a password manager and two-step login
- Call that bank and report fraud
- Delete it as spam
- Reply to the email to ask
- Delete all your social media
- Check your credit and block new loans
- Buy a $30-a-month protection service
What you will learn
- Never send ID photos because someone asked.
- A unique password for every service plus two-step login.
- Dispute a fake loan at once and check your credit history yearly.
Your real-life step
Check whether your email appears in known data leaks, change your main password and turn on two-step login for bank and email.
Questions and answers
What should I do after identity theft?
Change passwords, block cards, check your credit history and file a police report. Contact any bank where fake loans appeared.
How do I check if someone took a loan in my name?
Request your credit report from a credit bureau in your country. Unknown applications or accounts mean act now.
How do I protect my personal data online?
Unique passwords, a password manager, two-step login and as little personal info in public as possible.
More trainings in this module
- Financial scams
- Phishing and scam calls
- Ponzi schemes
- How insurance works
- Health and insurance
- How taxes work
Numbers are illustrative. A game, not financial advice.