The New York State Attorney General might be giving out greeting cards this holiday season, but he wants to send out a different message to consumers: “Protect your identity.” His office notes that several areas in the state are very prone to identity crimes, prompting specialists to offer advices. Among those tips would be a regular credit report check, to detect and deter any crime against consumer identity.
Long Island has a significantly lower population than New York City but is has more cases of identity theft per capita, according to Lori Pack, Suffolk County’s assistant attorney general during a presentation to the East Hampton Rotary Club this week.
In urban areas, people are very cautious of theft. But Ms. Pack observes that people in rural areas tend to be less alert, others neglecting the possibility of ID theft, which places them in a very great danger. She said many national scams trace their origin in Long Island, such as cameras installed ATM machines to record the personal identifying number (PIN) of credit and debit card holders. Waitr