Protect personal identification. A stranger may say he is calling from a bank and ask for a Social Security number. Never give it to him. And now is a good time to check your wallet. Your voter registration card, for example, still in your wallet from the last election, won't be needed for two years.
Internet fraud is only a mouse click away.
Cyberspace con artists out there promise free money for cashing a check, proven miracle cures, and investments with huge returns. Lucy Tobias is a Star-Banner columnist.