Protect Your Credit Quiz
Are you a sucker for a good scam? Fraud prevention expert Sid Kirchheimer wants to help you avoid identity theft and protect your family's finances. Test your scam knowledge and see if you're at risk.


 1. What sort of mail should you run through a shredder?
2. What chemical is used in check-washing scams?
3. What materials should you remove from your wallet?
4. If a credit card company tries to assign your maiden name or your mother's maiden name as a password, you should…
5. When ordering new checks, what information should you omit from the upper left-hand corner?
6. There are many ways to keep computer passwords top secret. Which of these tips is an online password "don't," according to Sid?
7. To protect your personal computer from being infected with identity-theft software like spyware, you should…
8. If you file an extended fraud alert, it stays on your credit report for:






 

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