Who Are You? Identity Thieves Really Want to Know! is an educational program that utilizes marketing materials, train-the-trainer workshops and instructive sessions to help credit unions and community organizations inform their members about the dangers of identity theft.

Financial Education

ID Theft


Materials and Publications

The Credit Union Association of New York is pleased to provide credit union members with research tools and special resources for protection against identity theft. Each one of the publications and links below offers valuable tips on safeguarding personal information.

  1. FTC Facts – a quick guide
  2. ID Theft: What's It All About
  3. Fighting Back Against Identity Theft (a quick guide)
  4. Fighting Back Against Identity Theft (a quick guide in Spanish)

To make certain that you do not become responsible for the debts incurred by the identity thief, you must provide proof that you didn't create the debt to each of the companies where accounts were opened or used in your name.

  1. The Federal Trade Commission has published this affidavit to help you take charge in the event your identity is stolen.
  2. Take Charge: Fighting Back Against Identity Theft
  3. TOME CONTROL: Defiéndase contra el Robo de Identidad

Informational brochure to help consumers identify and combat a new type of Internet scam known as "phishing" where thieves "fish" for confidential financial information, such as account numbers and passwords. With enough information, a con artist can run up bills on another person's credit card or, in the worst case, even steal that person's identity.


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