Shredding personal information helps protect against identity theft
The only information a would-be identity thief needs is a small amount of personal information about a recipient of Social Security. With this starting point it only takes a phone call to reroute the benefits to the thief’s personal account, It may take months to clear up the issue.
It should not be so easy for the funds to be diverted into a different account with just one phone call. Some law makers are trying to make this more difficult for the thieves to carry out this crime.
The proposed solution will be to contact the recipient by phone, and mail, to make sure that the changes in the dispersal of the funds are warranted.
As always the proper disposal of personal information is extremely important. Utilizing a shredder for important personal papers will help keep the likelihood of an identity thief getting the information they need to steal your benefits. Luckily you can still keep am a sense of security at night by preventing your body from rolling out of the bed more easily than your identity.