Webinar on identity theft prevention will detail ways to protect your information

Source:  San Diego County Credit Union

December 4, 2024 (San Diego) - San Diego County Credit Union (SDCCU), one of San Diego’s largest locally-owned financial institutions, is offering free resources and raising awareness regarding identity theft crimes during National Identity Theft Prevention and Awareness Month. On Wednesday, December 18 at 12 p.m., SDCCU will be hosting the Identity Theft 101 webinar, in partnership with the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC). The webinar will be presented by Mike DiTurno, training and development specialist, for the ITRC.

This webinar will define identity crime, explain how identity thieves obtain and use your information, discuss how to protect yourself from identity theft and what to do if you suspect identity theft.

August 15, 2014 (San Diego)—The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) has issued a warning to local refugee groups about a new fraud scheme to rob refugees of personal data, which can be used to commit identity theft.

March 20, 2011 (San Diego)--The San Diego Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning consumers about a new identity theft scam involving phony e-mails supposedly from the federal government’s Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The phishing e-mails are requesting personal information from a W-2 form that are prepared by employers.