If you think the bank or some other official is calling you, call back at the number listed in the phone book and confirm the need for the information. They lie to make money, and present very believable stories. Never provide personal information over the telephone or in correspondence you did not initiate. This rule will save you from most scams. Securely Often thieves begin stealing your identity by stealing your mail, both incoming and outgoing.
Private mailboxes are no longer secure.
Thieves can steal your mail before you get home to retrieve it, or pick it up from your outgoing mailbox before the postman comes. Thieves can access your credit by using the account numbers and personal information in your mail. To avoid this risk, get your mail sent to a Post Office Box or a locking home box. Deposit your outgoing mail inside the Post Office, or at a secure workplace or other location. In the information age, trash is no longer worthless.