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    PROTECT AGAINST IDENTITY THEFT
 

The FBI calls Identity Theft one of the fastest growing crimes in the United States and estimates that 500,000 to 700,000 Americans become victims each year.  This workshop will assist individuals in learning how to protect themselves from becoming targets of identity thieves.  The workshop covers how identity theft occurs, what personal information should be shares, methods to prevent identity theft, what to do if you become a victim, and where to obtain help. 

Contact:  Marsha Lockard
              Owyhee County Extension
              208-896-4104
              mlockard@uidaho.edu

 

 
ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL WEBSITES:
Social Security Benefits -- www.dol.gov/ebsa
Ballpark Estimate -- www.awec.org
Investor Education -- www.nasd.com
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Investor Information -- www.sec.gov
Federal Trade Commission -- www.ftc.gov
Federal Citizen Information Center -- www.pueblo.gsa.gov
IRS -- www.irs.gov
Bureau of the Publics Debt's Website -- www.savingsbonds.gov
High School Financial Planning Program -- www.nefe.org
Jump$tart Coalition -- www.jumbstartcoalition.org
Consumer Federation of America -- www.consumerfed.org
 

The above websites are a few calculators available on the web.  The University of Idaho CES does not endorse a specific calculator product or service offered on these web sites.
 

   
 

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