Campus Cards, College and University Identification and Security

Educating campus card users to the perils of identity theft

Monday, November 26, 2007

Get a bunch of students, mostly freshmen, away from home for the first time. Stick them all in a dorm, many of them are armed with a checking account and checks, a credit card, a student ID card, their driver license and Social Security card. It’s a recipe for ID theft.

Realizing that, many colleges and universities, with the help of their banking partners, have incorporated ID theft prevention techniques into their financial wellness seminars.

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