Identity theft is a problem that just won’t go away. New online technologies seem to come with new avenues for identity thieves to steal your personal information. But one of the most common ways to steal an identity is via traditional junk snail mail. Direct mail companies send out hundreds of letters to you every year, and sometimes these letters have valuable information in them.
Thieves particularly like to find the junk mail from credit card companies, and then use the information from them to assume your identity. This makes it all the more important for you to Opt-Out of mailing lists whenever possible, and to make sure you only get the mail you want to receive. The following video from www.identitytheft.info, explains in more detail some of the useful things you can do to stop the flow of unwanted junk mail to your house.
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