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What can you do to deter identity theft?
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Share your personal information online.
Share your personal information online.

Shred financial documents after you use them.
Shred financial documents after you use them.

Share your personal information on the phone.
Share your personal information on the phone.

Throw away paperwork with personal information on it.

Shred financial documents after you use them.

If you see that your bank account has had some money taken out that you did not authorize, which of the following is one action you can take to defend yourself?

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Responses

File a police report.
File a police report.

Add more money to the back account.
Add more money to the back account.

Try to contact the person you think took your money.
Try to contact the person you think took your money.

Leave the bank account open to see if more money is taken.
Leave the bank account open to see if more money is taken.

File a police report.

To deter identity theft, you should shred financial documents after you use them and not throw away paperwork with personal information on it.

To deter identity theft, the best option is to shred financial documents after you use them. This helps prevent someone from going through your trash and getting hold of your personal information. Sharing personal information online, on the phone, or throwing away paperwork with personal information on it can all increase the risk of identity theft. Therefore, the correct answer here is "Shred financial documents after you use them."