What are the best practices for avoiding financial fraud and protecting myself from identity theft?
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To protect yourself from financial fraud and identity theft, the best practices include protecting your personal information online and offline, establishing strong passwords and changing them often, being vigilant of emails or website requests asking for personal information, installing reliable antivirus software and keeping it updated, signing up for debt monitoring services to detect suspicious activities early on, using a credit card instead of debit card whenever possible and checking your statements regularly.
assistant
What are the best practices for avoiding financial fraud and protecting myself from identity theft?
user
Here are some of the best practices to avoid financial fraud and identity theft: 

- Be cautious with emails or text messages asking for personal information. Do not reply, click on any links, or provide personal information.
- Monitor your accounts for unfamiliar activity or suspicious changes in transactions. 
- Keep all of your financial accounts and passwords secure.
- Avoid public Wi-Fi networks that may be prone to hacker attacks. 
- Change passwords often and do not reuse them.
- Install reputable security software on all devices, including mobile phones, and keep it up-to-date.
- Regularly review payment sources linked to your account and inform the provider of any unauthorized access.
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What are the best practices for avoiding financial fraud and protecting myself from identity theft?