Identity Theft Check

There are many different methods used by fraudsters to acquire personal information about you. Quite often they’ll play on human weaknesses and who doesn’t have a weakness for bargains?

Discount vouchers are a great way of getting cheaper products and services, but be wary as to where they come from. Many discount vouchers come free with magazines or are handed out at events. Discount codes are often available on websites and these can be entered at the checkout point when buying online.

However, you may find discount codes being sent to your inbox. This is okay if the sender is authentic, but on some occasions, they may not be. If you are offered discount vouchers only after registering or handing over personal information, this is a good chance that this is an attempt to illegally gather information about you.

There are occasions when a genuine organisation might require or ask for your details. If you have gone directly to the company’s homepage and found the discount vouchers from there, you can safely assume that there are no problems. However, if you have clicked a link in an email, there is every chance that you aren’t on the company’s real website, in which case you should avoid entering any personal details whatsoever.