We have all heard the stories about someone receiving a phone call or an email asking for their social security number or bank account numbers. We have all been told not to ever give this information to anyone over the phone or by email. Some people may still become a victim of identity theft because they are unaware of something illegal called pretexting.

Pretexting is when a person uses false or fictitious methods to retrieve a victim’s personal information such as full name, address, birthdate and social security number. For example, someone may call and falsely explain that he is phoning More >