Surviving the Identity Theft Harvest Season

The Money Fit Show

Episode #21

Surviving the Identity Theft Harvest Season

Guest Name: Pam Hult

About the Guest: Senior Director with LegalShield

With the start of holiday shopping around Thanksgiving, the identity theft harvest season gets into full swing. Listen for how to minimize your risk and identify situations that compromise your personal information. 

1. Defining the identity theft harvest season
2. How the COVID-19 Pandemic will make the 2021 identity theft harvest season worse
3. Using digital wallets, rather than entering your credit card information, can help to protect your identity when shopping online
4. Avoid using a public WiFi
5. The Planting Season (where the thieves source your information)
6. How identity thieves might use patience or test your card before using it for a large purchase

Links referred to in the episode, and how to connect with the guest, Pam Hult:

Pam Hult: [email protected]

LegalShield: https://pamhult.wearelegalshield.com

Privacy Rights list of data breaches: https://privacyrights.org/data-breaches

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