VIDEO:
Identity Theft
How to Protect Your
Credit, Your Money,
and Your Good Name
Identity theft has been called "the fastest growing
crime in history." Now you can teach your audience how identity thieves work and how
to avoid being victimized. The video offers three case re-enactments that
illustrate some of the most common ways criminals use personal, customer, and employee
information to drain bank accounts, max out credit cards, and ruin the credit and
reputations of innocent individuals and businesses.
What this program teaches
- What
is identity theft, who commits these crimes, and why
- Who gets targeted for theft
- What
it is they seek: social security numbers, bank and credit card numbers, canceled checks,
and more
- How they obtain the information
- How it affects all of us
- What
we all can do to prevent it
- How
and when to involve law enforcement
How to use
this program
- Orient
police officers to this crime phenomenon, which has become an epidemic.
- Show
IDENTITY THEFT to neighborhood watch groups, senior citizen clubs, church groups,
businesses, professional organizations, etc.
- Show
the video to senior management teams to help companies begin to address this problem.
Invite
civic organizations (Rotary, Soroptimists, etc.) to show the programand to the
community as a public service.
Use
the video together with the CPR Productivity Pack (included at no additional charge) to
attract interest and increase participation. Includes press release, publicity flyer,
instructors guide, audience handout, and Internet Resource Guide.
Highlight
just one case or use them allmodular format allows you flexibility!
Loan
IDENTITY THEFT to individuals and groupsits a stand-alone educational
tool that can be used by anyone anywhere.
Sponsor
community panels and forums, with IDENTITY THEFT video as a highlight.
Broadcast IDENTITY THEFT on community cable access.
Some of the prevention strategies
discussed in this program
Individuals:
When its okay to reveal personal information
How to dispose of financial records
How to use ATMs safely
Taking precautions on the Internet
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Companies:
Securing files
How to involve local police
Limiting access to sensitive computer data
Personnel procedures: background checks
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Length of the
Program:
27 minutes
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forget to let us know
if you want VHS or DVD!
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