Identity Fraud Theft Quiz
Just how safe are you? Find out for sure—take our quiz.
- Do you receive statements containing sensitive financial information (such as bank statements, credit card statements, checks or other notices) in an unlocked mail box?—Please choose one of the multiple choice answers for this question.
- Yes
- No
- No, because I have canceled my paper bank statements and now check my statements online.
- How often do you place sensitive financial information for your outgoing mail in a secure mail box (such as the post office or a locked mail box)?—Please choose one of the multiple choice answers for this question.
- Always
- Usually
- Sometimes
- Rarely
- Never
- I do not mail sensitive financial information
- How often do you shred (or otherwise render unreadable) documents that contain sensitive financial information before you put them in the trash?—Please choose one of the multiple choice answers for this question.
- Always
- Usually
- Sometimes
- Rarely
- Never
- I do not throw away and/or do not have paper documents that contain sensitive financial information
- Do you use a computer to conduct online banking, bill payment, and/or online shopping or to store sensitive financial account numbers and details?—Please choose one of the multiple choice answers for this question.
- Yes
- No
- How often do you update your anti-virus, anti-spyware, and browser security software on the computer that you use to conduct financial transactions?—Please choose one of the multiple choice answers for this question.
- Never
- Less than once a month
- Once a month
- Once a week
- Daily or more
- I do not have anti-virus/anti-spyware software
- Do you have a firewall on the computer that you use to conduct online transactions or store financial information?—Please choose one of the multiple choice answers for this question.
- Yes
- No
- How often do you obtain a credit report or receive credit monitoring alerts to review all recent activity that has been conducted using your identity?—Please choose one of the multiple choice answers for this question.
- Never
- Less than once a year
- Yearly
- 2 to 11 times a year
- Monthly
- More than once a month
- How often do you monitor your current account balances and recent account activity at your financial institutions in a typical month? —Please choose one of the multiple choice answers for this question.
- Never
- Less than once a month
- Once a month
- 2 to 3 times a month
- Weekly or more
- Daily or more
- How many other individuals have potential unauthorized access to highly sensitive financial records, such as bank statements, log in for online banking accounts, ATM card PIN numbers and paper checks? (DO include teenagers or older children, friends or family members & domestic employees; DON'T include other designated account holders such as your spouse.)—Please choose one of the multiple choice answers for this question.
- None
- 2
- 3 to 4
- 5 to 6
- More than 6
- Where do you keep or store highly sensitive financial information such as bank statements, log in for online banking accounts, ATM card PIN numbers or paper checks, where others could potentially access it?—Please choose one of the multiple choice answers for this question.
- In an unlocked desk drawer
- In plain sight at my home
- In my car
- Taped to my computer
- On my desk
- In my wallet or purse
- In a different potentially accessible place
- I do not keep any of my highly sensitive financial information where others could potentially access it
- Suppose you received an e-mail with your bank's name and e-mail address, explaining that, for security reasons, you had to click on a particular Internet link and log into your account to update your settings. How would you respond?—Please choose one of the multiple choice answers for this question.
- I would delete it without taking any action
- I would click on the link but not enter personal information
- I would call or otherwise contact my bank to ensure credibility
- I would report it to my bank as spam
- I would comply with instructions of the e-mail and update my account settings
- I would type the known hyperlink address of my financial institution into a browser window manually
- Other
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