Title: Describe identity theft.
Course: Independent Living (22904-36) > Section: Managing Personal and Family Finances

Description should include

- responsibilities and strategies to prevent identity theft
  - keeping personal documents/information safe and private/secure
  - analyzing risks associated with online shopping/online credit card use
  - using identity-theft services
- your rights as a victim of identity theft
- the costs (i.e., financial, time) associated with identity theft.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- Why should you be aware of your rights if you are a victim of identity theft?
- What are the costs of being a victim of identity theft?

Communication

- Why is it important to interact responsibly online and when using credit/debit transactions?

Leadership

- What should you do if you suspect your identity has been stolen or you have lost your debit/credit card?

Management

- What services can you use to safeguard your identity?

Teacher resources:

- Educator Toolkit for 2011 National Financial Capability Challenge, U.S. Department of Education (https://www.ed.gov/category/keyword/educator-toolkit-2011-national-financial-capability-challenge)
- Virginia Council on Economic Education (https://vcee.org/)
- Virginia Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy (https://www.jumpstart.org/who-we-are/states/virginia/)