Texas One Most Vulnerable States to Identity Theft and Fraud

WalletHub recently did a study about which states are most vulnerable to identity theft and fraud. Unfortunately it looks like Texas is pretty high on the list. New Mexico, however, is significantly lower. Here is how the rankings went, with number 1 being the most vulnerable.

1. District of Columbia
2. California
3. Nevada
4. New Hampshire
5. South Carolina
6. Delaware
7. Louisiana
8. Texas
9. New York
10. Florida
11. Georgia
12. South Dakota
13. North Carolina
14. Tennessee
15. Montana
16. Miinnesota
17. Oregon
18. Illinois
19. New Jersey
20. Connecticut
21. Alabama
22. Pennsylvania
23. Arizona
24. Colorado
25. Maryland
26. Rhode Island
27. Massachusetts
28. Mississippi
29. Idaho
30. Utah
31. Ohio
32. Indiana
33. Virginia
34. Michigan
35. Wisconsin
36. Alaska
37. Washington
38. New Mexico
39. Nebraska
40. Iowa
41. North Dakota
42. Missouri
43. Maine
44. Arkansas
45. Hawaii
46. Kansas
47. Oklahoma
48. West Virginia
49. Vermont
50. Wyoming
51. Kentucky

WalletHub used 15 key metrics to compile this list. Some of those metrics include identity-theft complaints per capita and average loss amount due to fraud.

Some quick tips for protecting yourself from identity theft and fraud.

• Protect your email - As much as you might think a lot of identity theft and fraud issues com from online back accounts, but your email holds a lot of the information that makes you vulnerable.
• Sign up for credit monitoring - This is the best way to monitor your credit report and be aware of any suspect activity.
• Use common sense - Common sense have suddenly become not so common. But don't put your information in a website you don't trust. Make sure you are paying attention to what your'e doing online.

You can get the full story over at WalletHub by CLICKING HERE.