Stephanie Pettit Falls Victim to Identity Theft
October 30, 2008 – 2:31 pmStephanie Pettit, a woman who teaches people about identity theft and how to avoid, it has been a victim of identity theft herself. When she found out that someone had withdrawn over a $1,000 from her checking account she could believe it.
As far as being secure Stephanie knew how to keep her information safe. She had never lost any of her cards and they had always been in her possession. She always shredded any documents that had personal information on them. If there was anyone who knew how to protect her personal information it was Pettit.
To this day it’s still a mystery how the information slipped out, but they suspect that the information was stolen through her unsecured wireless network. Stephanie said that she had made several purchases online and someone watching her network traffic could have stolen the information. This however would require someone with advanced computer knowledge.
As a precaution people should check their bank account balance at least once a week. This will allow you to inform the bank and the retailers of the fraud. The quicker the victim can inform the banks and retailers the better the chance that it can be fix quickly.
Identity theft can’t always be prevented. Stephanie was very educated about the threats of not securing your information. The problem is that you can’t completely secure all your information all of the time. Someone is going to find a way to steal it. It’s a great idea to be very careful with your information, but don’t spend your like worrying about your personal information spend it living life. LifeLock is the leader in identity theft protection. They can help prevent someone from using your personal information to steal your identity. They have a 1 Million dollar guarantee* that your information and identity stays safe. If you would like a discount on a LifeLock membership use LifeLock Promotion code, Defense.
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One Response to “Stephanie Pettit Falls Victim to Identity Theft”
Sounds like she wasn’t as good of a teacher as she thought she was. I mean I guess it’s not really her fault that she had her identity stolen but she shouldn’t of been using her internet without the wireless protection. I mean anyone within Wi-Fi distance could spy on her.
By Owen on Dec 5, 2008