5. Blank checks
Your Social Security number or driver’s license number should not be written on your checks. These numbers, when paired with other details on your checks, such as your name, address, phone number, and account number, might provide a thief enough information to apply for a loan, and/or credit card in your name.
If the thief does get hold of your blank checks, it would be easy for them to take money from you. Blank checks are not the most reliable form of paying, so you should use a credit card instead.
In addition, in case you want to throw them out you should always make sure you destroy them as best as you can, instead of just throwing them into the nearest trash can.
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