| As parents we most often carefully
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| | When someone request your child's SSN
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| monitor our child's websites, emails,
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| | know the reason for doing so. Ask for
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| cell phone and text messages because we
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| | copies of the bank account statement or
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| are concerned. Many times it is a concern
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| | other verifying documents if they claim
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| for our child's safety. We worry about
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| | that they are setting up a savings
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| them being approached inappropriately
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| | account or other investment opportunity
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| online. We are concerned about sexual
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| | for your child. Note, in the event a
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| predators. But have we considered that
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| | family member or friend wants to create
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| our children may also be in a different
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| | an investment or savings fund for your
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| kind of danger --the danger of identity
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| | child establish the account yourself and
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| theft?
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| | note that deposits can be made by
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| Children are the perfect target for
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| | specific individuals on the account. This
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| identity theft. They have a spotless
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| | keeps your child's social security number
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| credit record and because they are not
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| | private.
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| using their credit it may go undetected
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| | Do not carry important documents in your
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| for several years. They grow up and
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| | purse.
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| suddenly there discover their credit
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| | Do not provide your children with their
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| records are blemished. Can the
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| | SSN or Birth Certificate until they are
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| information that we share about our
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| | older. Destroy and/or shred any and all
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| children, whether it is online, to a
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| | documents of a personal nature including
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| school or medical professional allow the
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| | credit card offers, medical claim forms
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| opportunity for identity theft?
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| | (after paid) and any other document you
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| In 2005 the Federal Trade Commission
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| | do not need to keep. Invest in a scanner
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| reported that over half a million
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| | and scan the documents into your
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| children were victims of identity theft.
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| | computer, save it to a disc and keep it
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| These cases include: the use of a child's
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| | under lock and key.
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| Social Security Number being used
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| | Be sure to use your computer's parental
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| illegally for income tax purposes and
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| | controls, including spyware and anti
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| obtaining credit in a child's name. It's
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| | virus software, not only for to protect
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| easy enough to do; just the other day one
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| | your child's information but yours also.
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| of my own children received a credit card
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| | Ask questions and distrust any website or
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| offer in the mail. What if that fell into
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| | telephone call that asks for your child's
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| the wrong hands?
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| | social security number. Make sure that
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| How can you protect your child from
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| | any request for your child's SSN is
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| identity theft? The National Cyber
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| | valid, relevant and necessary before
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| Security Alliance calls social networking
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| | providing it.
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| sites "billboards in cyberspace." Would
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| | Thoroughness and vigilance are absolutely
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| you post on a billboard your child's
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| | necessary to protect your child from
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| personal information, such a social
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| | identity theft. In most cases, identity
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| security number? To protect your child
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| | theft to children is committed by friends
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| from identity theft you can take the
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| | or family members, however more and more
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| following steps:
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| | instances occur as a result of
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| Limit access to your profile,
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| | information posted on the internet;
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| photographs, blogs and other online
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| | whether by yourself or your child. Don't
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| sources.
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| | worry about what people will think of
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| Limit access to your child's social
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| | you. Those that understand will see you
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| security number. You can refuse to
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| | as a concerned parent who is being very
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| provide it to schools and medical
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| | aware of the real world and its dangers,
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| providers. Educational or health benefits
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| | and one not only protects their child's
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| can not be denied based on keeping your
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| | future financial wellbeing, but also sets
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| information private.
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| | the example to other parents by teaching
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| Keep a safe spot in your home for
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| | them how to protect their children from
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| important documents. This can be a lock
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| | identity theft.
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| box or file cabinet with a lock on it.
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