KBID 1249 Date Created: 1/25/2005 Date Modified: 9/18/2017
Protect Yourself from Identity Theft
Americans are concerned about someone stealing their credit card, check, or debit card numbers, but 28% are careless with receipts, according to a recent survey from Paymentech (a processor and acquirer of credit card transactions and provider of fraud-prevention software).
Disregarding receipts that have valuable information greatly increases the risk of credit and debit card fraud. Nearly 13% of those surveyed throw the receipt away without tearing or shredding it. Another 13% leave the receipt in the bag they got with the purchase.
Thieves easily can find receipts with valid account numbers in trash cans. Some easy steps you can take to prevent thieves from stealing your financial information: