The Fall Holiday Season is also known as "Identity Theft Season." In some circles at least.
10 Reasons related to why consumers are particularly vulnerable to identity theft during the holidays because many relax their guard and substantially increase the exposure of their financial information:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/adrian-nazari/10-reasons-identity-theft_b_2289723.html
Tips on Protecting Your Identity During the Holidays include not letting your credit card out of sight and getting a credit monitoring service. It also mentions photocopying your credit cards but I suggest you copy the contents of your purse or wallet in case you loose it and need to know what to report as stolen, missing or in need of replacement:
http://www.rethinkingdebt.org/news/preventing-identity-theft-during-the-holidays
10 great tips from the LA Times include not buying gift cards except from a person who sells you one from behind a counter:
http://www.rethinkingdebt.org/news/preventing-identity-theft-during-the-holidays
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