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Protection Power's Sylvain Patry visits Global Television in Edmonton to discuss dangers of identity theft

Protection Power's Sylvain Patry visited Global Television's studios in Edmonton to discuss the dangers of identity theft.

Edmonton has been recently hit by a rash of mail theft, making Patry's appearance on the popular morning show a timely one. In response to the host's first question, Patry outlined why identity thieves look for mailboxes they can steal from.

Identity thieves “walk to a mailbox and pick your mailbox … and go through cheques, your utility bills … and put together your identity like a jigsaw puzzle – and will go after your money, your credit cards, your bank accounts, this is what they do for a living.”

Patry pointed out the wealth of information available on ProtectionPower.ca, including identity theft protection tips for everyone.

And what do identity thieves do with the information they retrieve?

"The smallest of the crimes would be the cloning of your credit card or your debit card and they'll try to get as much out of a bank account or a credit card as they can. Or they can also contract a mortgage in your name.... they can falsify passports, drivers' licences, the same thing with health cards. If they are able to take your identity on, they can make a very big mess for you."

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