{"id":9569,"date":"2015-11-02T12:40:09","date_gmt":"2015-11-02T17:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/osfs\/?page_id=9569"},"modified":"2023-11-02T15:54:26","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T19:54:26","slug":"scams-idtheft","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/osfs\/flp\/scams-idtheft\/","title":{"rendered":"Identity Theft &#038; Scams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Identity Theft<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in the country and we are all potential targets. While no one can guarantee that you won\u2019t be victimized, understanding as much as you can about how these criminals operate can reduce your vulnerability.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What is identity theft?<\/li>\n<li>How does it happen?<\/li>\n<li>How can I reduce my risk?<\/li>\n<li>What should I do if I become a victim?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Find answers to these important questions at the links below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/about\/offices\/list\/oig\/misused\/idtheft.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Office of the Inspector General<\/a> (U.S.E.D)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bostonfed.org\/consumer\/identity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Federal Reserve Bank of Boston<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.consumer.ftc.gov\/features\/feature-0014-identity-theft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Federal Trade Commission<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Scams<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Scholarship scam operations prey on students trying to get money to help with college expenses.<\/p>\n<p>How can you tell the difference between a scholarship scam and a legitimate scholarship program? Most legitimate scholarship programs are earnestly trying to give their money to candidates who meet their eligibility criteria.\u00a0 Usually, there is no fee to apply.<\/p>\n<p id=\"pagetitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparitech.com\/blog\/information-security\/scholarship-scams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Spot and Avoid Scholarship Scams<\/a> &#8211; provided by Comparitech<\/p>\n<p>For additional resources on how to avoid scholarship scams visit:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.consumer.ftc.gov\/articles\/0082-scholarship-and-financial-aid-scams\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Federal Trade Commission<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/about\/offices\/list\/oig\/misused\/sscams.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Office of the Inspector General<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mymoney.gov\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U.S. Financial Literacy and Education Commission<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bigfuture.collegeboard.org\/pay-for-college\/grants-and-scholarships\/how-to-avoid-financial-aid-scams\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">College Board<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"\/osfs\/files\/2017\/11\/Scams-and-ID-Theft.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Check<\/a> out the &#8216;Everyday Scams &amp; Identity Theft&#8217; Presentation as well as our &#8216;Preventing Identity Theft&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/osfs\/files\/2017\/05\/IdentityTheft-Workshop-Citizens-Bank.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Presentation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Identity Theft Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in the country and we are all potential targets. While no one can guarantee that you won\u2019t be victimized, understanding as much as you can about how these criminals operate can reduce your vulnerability. What is identity theft? How does it happen? How can [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1008,"featured_media":0,"parent":9486,"menu_order":13,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/osfs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9569"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/osfs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/osfs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/osfs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1008"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/osfs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9569"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/osfs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9569\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14385,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/osfs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9569\/revisions\/14385"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/osfs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/osfs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}