Identity theft: A most personal of crimes

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If you don't concern yourself about identity theft, you should. If you've taken some precautions to protect personal information, it's time for a review of your "information security." The holiday shopping season is here. Retail sales are ballooning. Credit cards and charge accounts are flying about like hungry moths in a dry cleaning store.

The season to be jolly also is the time to guard your accounts and protect your credit.

If there is a potential for fraud and profit, someone will exploit it. Don't make it easy for them to turn you into a victim. Stolen credit or identity can cause more havoc in your life than imaginable. Repairing the personal damage these thieves cause can take years to accomplish.

Just some of the ways your vital information can be appropriated include:

Giving credit card, bank card, checking account numbers and personal information over cordless phones. They also are radio transmitters, and their signals go farther than you think. Don't risk it. Use a land-line.

Loaning credit cards or sharing credit accounts with anybody -- even a family member -- is not a good idea. Be responsible for yourself only. Credit is hard to rebuild once it's gone. DAILY SOUTHTOWN :: Guest Columnists :: Identity theft: A most personal of crimes