As if the stress of a car accident (whether a small fender-bender or a more serious one) weren't enough, you can't let your guard down as you exchange information with the other party.
From Bankrate via Yahoo Finance:
Criminals sometimes stage car accidents to make false injury claims, and they can use information voluntarily provided at the crash scene to steal the other motorist's identity, says Sam Imandoust, a legal analyst for the Identity Theft Resource Center in San Diego.
Lots of us may be giving up too much personal information after accidents. In a July 2012 survey, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, or NAIC, found that many drivers don't know what details to provide and what to keep private.
"Understanding what information to share, and with whom, will help keep you safe after an accident and decrease some of the challenges of filing a claim later on," says Kevin McCarty, NAIC president and Florida's insurance commissioner.
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