July 06, 2005

Identity theft on vacation

1. Don't leave your rental agreement in the glove compartment of your rented car.
2. Password protect laptops AND palm pilots AND memory sticks.
3. Keep your ATM and credit card receipts.  Don't throw them away with your personal data on them.
4. Use your hotel safe.  Your personal information may be just as valuable as your jewelry.
5. Keep your contact numbers for your credit cards packed with your clothes and not in your wallet.  You may want to put it in the hotel safe in a sealed envelope.
6. Pack an extra credit card just in case your wallet is stolen.

All the above useful tips are from Andrea Coombes at Marketwatch.

Posted by Jill Fallon at July 6, 2005 08:29 AM | Permalink
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