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Several Web sites offer good advice on how to protect confidential financial information. Here are a few:

AARP

A good primer on identity theft and guarding your financial privacy.

aarp.org/money/consumer/articles/WiseConsumerIdentityTheft.html

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American Bankers Association

Steps to prevent it, and what to do if it happens.

aba.com/ABAEF/idtheft(underscore)moretips.htm

Better Business Bureau

Ins and outs of ID theft.

bbbonline.org/IDTheft/protect.asp

Federal Trade Commission

A range of information.

ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/idtheft/idt04.shtm

National Foundation for Credit Counseling

Consumer tips.

nfcc.org/nfcc.org/FinancialEducation/con sumertips/consumertips(underscore)04.cfm