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Join us for these upcoming Identity Theft Awareness Week events!
Today begins Identity Theft Awareness Week (IDTAW) 2025, and we hope you'll join us during some of the events planned for this week. IDTAW is an excellent opportunity to learn and talk about identity theft and raise awareness to help protect yourself, your family, and your friends.
Unwanted Emails, Texts, and Mail
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Dealing with spam texts, emails, and junk mail
If it’s not scammers spamming your phone with texts or filling up your inbox with emails, it’s your mailbox crammed with ads and other mail you didn’t ask for. The junk messages and mail might seem endless, but there are some ways to help scale it back.
Identity Theft and Online Security
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Scam alert: QR code on an unexpected package
An unexpected package from an unknown sender arrives in your name. You open it and find a note that says it’s a gift, but it doesn't say who sent it. The note also says to scan a QR code to find out who sent it — or to get instructions on how to return it. Did someone really send you a gift? Or is it an attempt to steal your personal information?
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