Anyone ever hear of identify theft via burglary - as in someone breaks into your home and steals documents and uses those docs to raid investment/banking accounts?
I'm trying to figure out if I'm just being paranoid, but as I don't have much physical stuff around the house, I feel concerned about my financial documents.
Am I being overly paranoid? It seems like it would be rare for a burglar to bother to stop and look through someone's files to gather sufficient information to try to steal someone's identity. It seems further unlikely as I'm assuming a victim of burglary should be able to contact their financial institutions to lock down their accounts, but not sure how effective something like that would be...
What, if anything, are you guys doing to secure any sensitive documents in your residence?
I'm trying to figure out if I'm just being paranoid, but as I don't have much physical stuff around the house, I feel concerned about my financial documents.
Am I being overly paranoid? It seems like it would be rare for a burglar to bother to stop and look through someone's files to gather sufficient information to try to steal someone's identity. It seems further unlikely as I'm assuming a victim of burglary should be able to contact their financial institutions to lock down their accounts, but not sure how effective something like that would be...
What, if anything, are you guys doing to secure any sensitive documents in your residence?