• Shred financial documents and paperwork with personal information.
• Protect your SSN. Don't carry your SSN card in your wallet or write your SSN on a check. 
• Don't give out personal information on the phone, through the mail, or over the Internet unless you know who you are dealing with.
• Never click on links sent in unsolicited emails.
• Don't use an obvious password like your birth date, mother's maiden name, or last four digits of your SSN.
• Keep your personal information in a secure place.

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