10 holiday ID theft prevention tips

In the search for the ultimate holiday gift or the biggest bargain, consumers need to make sure that they are not putting their identity at risk this holiday season.

To help educate and protect consumers this season, TraceMyID has partnered with world-renowned fraud prevention expert Frank Abagnale to develop solutions and provide tips to consumers.

One of the biggest risks respondents reported was purchasing an item from a website that they were not familiar with at the time of purchase, with almost 60 percent admitting to this behavior. Almost 80 percent cited "best price" as the motivating factor for purchasing from an unfamiliar website, while others chose not being able to find the item anywhere else or free shipping as their reason. Purchasing from unknown, and potentially unprotected, sites can put consumers' credit, debit and other personal information at risk.

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