Script+Older-1st+Rev.


 * Defend Youself against Indentity Theft**

Revised Version- Blue was added, Red/black remains from last scirpt,and yellow will be omitted.

Remember we should have audio, images, interviews, and narrative.

**Narrator: **There were **10 million victims ** of identity theft in 2009 in the United States. **1 in every 10 ** U.S. consumers has already been victimized by identity theft. On average, victims lose between ** $851 and $1,378 out-of-pocket ** trying to resolve identity theft. The mean cost per victim is **$500 and 43% of victims ** knew the perpetrator. Out 10% whose identity was stolen four out of five say the theft caused serious repercussions – including lowered credit scores, utility shut offs, bankruptcy, vehicle repossession, foreclosure and even jail time. **([] --for my notes where i got stats.) ** **I think we should have text coming from different directs like treats (My own opinion) ** **Narrator: ** It's important to protect your personal information and to take certain steps quickly to minimize the potential damage from identity theft if your information is accidentally disclosed or deliberately stolen //**<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Take shots of two different people in exactly the same place, in exactly the same pose, at exactly the same distance and angle. (Requires a tripod.) Hold the shots for at least 10 seconds each. They could actually be photographs, too. The plan is to fade one into the other because one is stealing the identity of the other. **// //**<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Take shots of documents like Social Security card, driver’s license, checks, credit cards, passport, or whatever else comes to mind concerning one's identity. **//
 * Defend Youself against Indentity Theft**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Narrator: ** Online threats like phishing, spyware, and hackers are identity theft. (Greg you thought I just changes this but I think using this words like phishing helps people relate online theft even if they didn’t know what it was before). Identity theft occurs when someone uses your name, Social Security number, credit card number or other personal information without your permission to commit fraud or other crimes. That's why it's important to protect your personal information.

//**<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Perhaps video someone placing (or throwing) them on a table (or floor or bed. . . whatever) one at a time. Use text over the shots with brief dos and don'ts about protecting yourself from identity theft. Record an audio version of the same dos and don'ts to use as a voiceover. **// //**<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Maybe someone at a bank teller window exasperated because his/her identity has been stolen? or on the phone wrangling with a credit card company? or talking to a policeman who is trying to arrest him for something he didn't do? **// //<span style="color: #4f81bd; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Narrator: What can you do to prevent identify theft: // <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Don’t give out your Social Security number unless it is absolutely necessary DON'T put any other information besides your name and address on your checks NEVER give out personal information on the phone to someone you don't know and who initiated the call. Don’t use public computers or public wireless for your online shopping <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">//**<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Make a transition from the tips to keep from having your identity stolen **// //**<span style="color: yellow; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Narrator: **// You can reduce the risks of online fraud by protect your personal information. //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Do’s: // Put a password on your credit card accounts Always check your online bank and credit card statements Periodically check your credit reports Shred banks and credit card statements, credit card offers, new checks, and tax information to prevent dumpster diving.

//**<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">to do if your identity IS stolen. Voice over would tell what steps to take to get your identity back. **// · <span style="background: #eaf6ff; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Place a "Fraud Alert" on your credit reports, and review those reports carefully. Notifying one of the three nationwide consumer reporting companies is sufficient. · <span style="background: #eaf6ff; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Close any accounts that have been tampered with or established fraudulently. · <span style="background: #eaf6ff; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">File a police report with local law enforcement officials. This is an essential step in claiming your rights. · <span style="background: #eaf6ff; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Report your theft to the Federal Trade Commission, <span style="background: #eaf6ff; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> online, by phone, or by mail <span style="background: #eaf6ff; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">(Taken from: <span style="background: #eaf6ff; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">[] <span style="background: #eaf6ff; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Narrator: ** Visit ftc.gov/idtheft and read //Take Charge: Fighting Back Against Identity Theft//<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> for detailed information on other steps to take in the wake of identity theft. //**<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">End with the opposite of the beginning--the original person comes back into the picture. **//
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Narrator: ** It's important to protect your personal information, and to take certain steps quickly to minimize the potential damage from identity theft if your information is accidentally disclosed or deliberately stolen: