1.0CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario / Éducation juridique communautaire Ontario)https://www.cleo.on.ca/enMira Poliszczukhttps://www.cleo.on.ca/en/author/mirarich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="LDyAjKUv6R"><a href="https://www.cleo.on.ca/en/publications/idtheft">Identity theft</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.cleo.on.ca/en/publications/idtheft/embed#?secret=LDyAjKUv6R" width="600" height="338" title="“Identity theft” — CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario / Éducation juridique communautaire Ontario)" data-secret="LDyAjKUv6R" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.cleo.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/Identity-theft-thumbnail.png500784Identity thieves try to use your personal information to take money from your bank account, shop with your credit card, or even commit crimes in your name. This resource explains how to spot the warning signs of identity theft, how to protect yourself, and what you can do if it happens to you.