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Identity Theft
How to Protect Your Credit,
Your Money, and Your Good Name |
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Length
of Program:
27 minutes |
Audience:
Adults |
Format:
VHS / DVD |
Catalog #
V0101/
D0101 |
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Identity
theft has been called "the fastest growing crime in history."
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Now you can teach your audience how
identity thieves work and how to avoid being victimized.
Identity Theft offers three case re-enactments that
illustrate some of the most common ways criminals use
personal, customer, and employee information to drain
bank accounts, max out credit cards, and ruin the credit
and reputations of innocent individuals and businesses.
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What this program
teaches:
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What
is identity theft, who commits these crimes, and why |
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How
identity thieves target their victims |
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What
it is they seek: social security numbers, bank and
credit card numbers, canceled checks, and more |
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How
criminals gain access to personal and company
information |
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How
businesses and organizations are affected |
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What
we all can do to prevent it |
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How
and when to involve law enforcement |
How to use this
video:
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Orient police
officers to this crime phenomenon, which has become an
epidemic. |
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Show
IDENTITY THEFT to neighborhood watch groups,
senior citizen clubs, church groups, businesses,
professional organizations, etc. |
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Show the video to
senior management teams to help companies begin to
address this problem. |
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Invite civic
organizations (Rotary, Soroptimists, etc.) to show the
program—and to the community as a public service. |
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Use the video
together with the CPR Productivity Pack (included at no
additional charge) to attract interest and increase
participation. Includes press release, publicity flyer,
instructor’s guide, audience handout, and Internet
Resource Guide. |
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Highlight just one
case or use them all—modular format allows you
flexibility! |
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Loan
IDENTITY THEFT to individuals and groups—it’s a
stand-alone educational tool that can be used by anyone
anywhere. |
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Sponsor community
panels and forums, with IDENTITY THEFT video as a
highlight. |
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Broadcast on community cable access.
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Some of
the prevention strategies discussed in this video: |
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Individuals:
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When it’s okay to reveal personal
information
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How to dispose of financial records
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How to use ATMs safely
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Taking precautions on the Internet
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Checking your credit report
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Safe use of credit cards
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How to secure your mail
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And MORE!
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Companies:
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Securing files
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How to involve local police
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Limiting access to sensitive
computer data
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Personnel procedures: background
checks
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Password protection and policy
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Use of temporary services,
subcontractors
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Safe disposal of records
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And MORE!
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