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1) What item should not be carried in your purse or wallet?
A. Cash
B. Check book
C. Social Security Card
D. Photo Identification
E. Gum or Candy

2) When choosing passwords for online accounts and computers, you should avoid:
A. Obvious passwords such as your last name, birth date or 1-2-3-4
B. Having different passwords for everything
C. Using the same password for multiple accounts
D. Both A and C

3) When mailing bills or checks, always:
	A.	Leave them in a visible spot so the mailman will not forget them
	B.	Take them to a secure postal mail box and avoid mailing items in the evening and on days when there is no postal pick-up
	C.	Make sure the check is visible from the outside of the envelope
	D.	Write checks with a black uni-ball® 207™ gel pen
	E.	Both B and D

4) On average, it takes consumers how long to straighten out their credit reports once they've been a victim of identity theft?
A. 175 hours
B. 24 hours
C. One week
D. One Year
E. Three months

5) How many Americans have been victims of identity theft?
A. 1 billion
B. 9.9 million
C. 5.4 million
D. 1 million

6) How much money have Americans lost to identity theft?
A. $1 billion
B. $3 billion
C. $1 million
D. $3 million
E. $5 billion

7) When doing annual document purging (ie, bank/credit card statements, utility bills, etc.), what is one piece of equipment you should have on-hand?
A. Dust mop
B. Electronic stapler
C. Paper shredder
D. Vacuum

8) Why are black uni-ball® 207™ gel pens recommended for check-writing and for signing important documents?
	A.	The black ink in the uni-ball® 207™ gel pen is bold and contains color pigments that absorb into paper fibers, preventing check washing.
	B.	It glows in the dark
	C.	It's erasable
	D.	It has a retractable option

9) Which is not recommended to help protect your ID?
	A.	Cancel unused credit cards
	B.	Monitor your credit report on a regular basis
	C.	Reconcile bank statements as soon as they arrive
	D.	Give personal information (Social Security number, date of birth, work phone) to anyone who asks

10) Which of the following is a common method thieves use to steal personal information?
	A.	Steal mail from mailboxes for outgoing bills, or incoming bank or credit card statements and newly issued credit cards
	B.	“Dumpster dive” in trash bins for credit card and loan applications, and other personal documents that have not been shredded
	C.	Shoulder surf at checkout lines and ATMs to captures PINs.
	D.	All of the above

Information collected for this identity theft security “ID IQ” quiz has been collected by the following resources: National Check Fraud Center, The Nilson Report, The Federal Trade Commission and www.abagnale.com.