Don’t:

• Lend your card(s) to anyone.


• Leave cards or receipts lying around.


• Sign a blank receipt. When you sign a receipt, draw a line through any blank spaces above the total.


• Write your account number on a postcard or the outside of an envelope or on checks.


• Create passwords and PINs (personal identification numbers) that contain any
  part of your Social Security number, birth date, middle name, wife’s name, child’s name, pet’s name, mother’s maiden name, address, consecutive numbers, or anything that a thief could easily assume or determine.


• Give out your account number over the phone unless you’re making the call to a company you know is reputable. If you have questions about a company, check it out with your local consumer protection office or Better Business Bureau.

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