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Protecting Information
Protecting Your Information
There are steps you can take to fight identity theft. Your best weapon is prevention.
Don't
- Don't give your personal information to anyone via the telephone, mail, or internet, unless you initiated contact
- Don't carry your social security card or other important documents
- Don't write your PIN number on the back of your ATM card or carry it with your bank cards
- Don't leave your purse, wallet, license, social security card, or other identification documents in your vehicle
- Don't have your checks pre-printed with unnecessary information (such as your license number, social security number, or phone number
Do
- Do shred unneeded or old receipts, account statements, or any documents that contain your personal information
- Do store all of your personal information or important documents in a safe place, i.e. in a locked cabinet or safe
- Do protect any personal information stored on your computer by password protecting files and having secure internet connections
- Do protect your PIN and passwords
- Do consider putting additional layers of security on your accounts, such as a verbal password required for any phone transactions done with your bank
- Do protect your mail by installing a locking mailbox and/or collecting your mail in a timely manner
- Do protect your mail by delivering any outgoing mail, especially bill payments containing paper checks, directly to the Post Office or an official Post Office Mailbox
- Do remove your name from mailing lists for pre-approved credit offers by calling 888-5-OPT-OUT and place your phone number on the National Do Not Call Registry
- Do request and review your credit report several times each year
- Do monitor your bank accounts daily or weekly for any unauthorized or unusual activity
- Do close all extraneous or unused credit card and bank accounts. Keep only those accounts you regularly use
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Sheriff
Physical Address
200 Jefferson County Parkway
Golden, CO 80401
Phone Non-Emergency Dispatch: 303-271-0211Emergency Phone 911