Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans
Let’s face it, children get into trouble. And while parents are focused on the many ways their children could be in danger, identity theft is often the last thing on that list. One mother, LeAnn Gardner, says, “You’re reminding me I should worry about that too. There’s a lot to worry about.” Another mother, Shenna Rambert, says, “I never really thought about it per se, but it’s something that I need to think about.” Because child identity theft is happening and you may not realize it until it’s too late. Charleston Police Department Crime Prevention Officer, Sgt. Trevor Shelor, says, “They only find out when that kid is 18 or 20 years old trying to go get a car loan and they find out something happened 15 years ago when they were little.” But there are five steps to keeping you child’s identity safe. One, don’t fill out the ID tags on your child’s belongings, like their backpack. Sgt. Shelor says, “Kids love to fill in that ID tag… Name, address, phone number, all this kind of stuff. It might help get the backpack back if it was stolen, but how many places do your children go and they put […]
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