McCollum promotes National Protect Your Identity week PodCast (10/23/2008)

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I’m Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum.

This week is National Protect Your Identity Week, established to bring identity theft awareness and prevention programs to consumers nationwide. 

Identity theft can take many forms, including child identity theft, mortgage fraud-related identity theft, and data breaches at businesses. Last year, Florida ranked fifth in the nation for the number of identity theft complaints, with more than 19,000 reported incidents. 

Our citizens can protect themselves by learning about scams, protecting their personal information, and regularly checking their credit reports for any unusual activity. More information, including additional tips, is available online at myfloridalegal.com.

I’m Bill McCollum, and this has been a consumer protection update.