Credit Card Skimming

Credit card skimming is one of the most common and undetectable methods of identity theft. There are three main opportunities for the identity thief to rob your identity by credit card skimming; at the gas pump, at the atm, and anytime you hand your credit or debit card over to someone who leaves your sight in order to process a payment, such as to a waitperson in a restaurant . As this news report shows the identity theft is quick and most times undetected, a hand held credit card skimmer is often used by service people or, they will place the credit card skimmer on an atm or other card reading device and come back and collect the days stolen credit information at a later time. Identity theft has become a common occurrence, everyone is a potential victim, protect yourself and your family with Identity Theft Shield and a Life Events Legal Plan with Pre-Paid Legal, and ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.