In recently looking at a Facebook wall posting, it occurred to me that for those women who hyphenate their names to include their maiden name puts their families at risk for identity theft. You are probably scratching your head thinking, “Yeah, right!”

Consider this, if your children are grown and have established credit, what is one of the first questions a creditor and the bank will ask? What is your mother’s maiden name? On most FacebooK pages people have listed their children, grand children, pictures of them and their names. I am not a computer geek, but armed with a name, address, mother’s maiden name, a computer and cross reference directories that are available, it wouldn’t be hard to gather enough information to steal the identity of one of your family members and/or to hack into a bank account. Heck, it is not even much of a stretch to find that information through back linking through your friends and other family members. The possibilities are endless if you think about it and all of them are likely to not have a good outcome.

Check back for more tips to protect the most valuable thing you cherish……your family, your money, your credit and your friends.

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