This listening guide and assignment will help you understand key points about financial fraud and how to protect yourself, based on the video "Financial Basics: Video Fraud." Before You Watch:Ask the students to think about what you already know about financial fraud.Have they ever come across a suspicious email, phone call, or online offer?

"Identity Theft" is the thrilling true story of Michelle Brown who accrues over $50,000 of debt after her identity is stolen. We fill out forms all the time-for credit cards, loans, insurance claims, job applications, online purchases and more. We're constantly giving up personal and financial information, and sometimes those details get into the wrong hands. It couldn't happen to you? Think again-Michelle Brown walked into an office one afternoon to fill out a simple rental form and handled it over to the receptionist. Students can follow along the movie with a listening guide, some discussion questions, multiple choice and final reflection questions on this story. 

Students will review documents with sensive information and evaluate the information that must be protected, why this is important and what docuemnts should be kept and which can be shredded (and not just thrown out). Provide students several documents that may contain sensitive information. Their goal is to analyze each document to uncover: What sensitive information is contained in this document? Why should I be careful with this document?  What precautions should be taken with disposing of these documents?