{"id":2211,"date":"2021-09-22T14:27:46","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T18:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstcitizensgroup.com\/gy\/?page_id=2211"},"modified":"2021-09-22T14:33:02","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T18:33:02","slug":"identity-theft","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uxc.dev\/firstcitizensgroup\/policies\/security\/your-security-responsibility\/identity-theft","title":{"rendered":"Identity Theft"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Identity theft is the use of someone&#8217;s personal information without their knowledge or consent to commit a crime such as fraud or theft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are important steps you should take to protect your information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Follow\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uxc.dev\/firstcitizensgroup\/gy\/policies\/security\/safe-computing-and-mobile-practices\">Safe Computing Practices<\/a>\u00a0to protect your information online<\/li><li>Follow\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uxc.dev\/firstcitizensgroup\/gy\/policies\/security\">General Security Practices<\/a>\u00a0to protect your information in other ways<\/li><li>Learn about how to identify and avoid<a href=\"https:\/\/gy.scotiabank.com\/about-scotiabank\/connect-with-scotiabank\/security\/your-security-responsibility\/phishing-scams.html\">\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/uxc.dev\/firstcitizensgroup\/gy\/policies\/security\/your-security-responsibility\/phishing-scams\">Phishing Scams<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Protect Yourself:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Know that First Citizens will never present you with unexpected webpages or send you unsolicited emails asking for your password, Personal Identification Number (PIN), or credit card and account numbers.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uxc.dev\/firstcitizensgroup\/gy\/contact-us\">Report any suspicious requests<\/a>&nbsp;to First Citizens immediately. Do not respond to unsolicited emails or websites that request personal information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What To Do If It Happens To You:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you believe that you are a victim of identity theft and you are a First Citizens customer, please&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uxc.dev\/firstcitizensgroup\/gy\/contact-us\">contact us.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Contact each financial institution, credit card issuer, or other company that provided the identity thief with unauthorised credit, money, goods, or services<\/li><li>Report the incident to your local police department<\/li><li>If your government-issued documents were lost or stolen, report them to the responsible ministry or department and request new document<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Identity theft is the use of someone&#8217;s personal information without their knowledge or consent to commit a crime such as fraud or theft. 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