How do we avoid identity theft?
A. Most important
Regularly review all financial transactions and Investigate any anomalies
Lock your screen when you're not there
Choose a good strong password (ideally generated) for all accounts
Be very suspicious of email, phone calls, text messages, attachments since it's easy to send a message that appears to be from someone you trust.
If messages require you to act, make sure you use contact information from a website you trust, not from the message
Never trust someone trying to sell you something
B. Useful
Keep your email inbox clean by reporting appropriate emails as spam
I have a great system for keeping my inbox clean if you're interested
Use google to review compromised passwords and change them
Periodically review credit reports for suspicious events
C. I'm not sure how useful this is
Shredding documents with personal information
Log out of accounts after using them
Notes
I used to have and use a shredder, but stopped years ago --Bryan
I lock my screen instead of logging out for private computers. For public computers I log out. --Bryan
I like using Mint to review all transactions. I tag them as "reviewed" after reviewing them so I can easily look for anything that hasn't been reviewed yet. --Bryan
I more often use google's suggested password now since it will remember it for me and there's generally an easy way to recover it. --Bryan
Note that it's difficult to spot fraudulent messages, but there are some red flags
It's from an unusual internet domain
Bad grammar
Expresses a sense of urgency