The first Monday of every month, tune into It Takes Two with Amy & JJ to hear from Fraud Expert Phil Swan about the latest scams and hacks and how to keep your information safe. This month, Phil talks about keeping important information out of your username or account IDs.
When choosing a username (or email address) one common mistake individuals make is choosing something that identifies them. If your name is Joseph Brandon Anderson, don’t choose JoeBAnderson. This gives fraudsters a mountain of information about who you are as they attempt to fraud or steal additional personal information.
Varying your online identities will help keep you from headaches in the future.
Listen to “Fargo’s Fraud Squad” the first Monday of each month at 11:10am during It Takes 2 with Amy & JJ.
Fargo’s Fraud Squad is brought to you by Gate City Bank.
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(Amy Iler & JJ Gordon are talk-show hosts at 790 AM KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. “It Takes 2 with Amy & JJ” can be heard weekdays 11am-2pm. Check out the show page on FACEBOOK. Follow Amy on Twitter @AmyKFGO . Follow JJ on Twitter @JJGodon701 .)
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