Security travel purse can prevent identity theft

During short or long trips, security travel purse, travel belts, small travel bags, and money clips can greatly help you reduce your risks of personal information loss and identity theft. In my articles on this web site and my KAOS identity management system, I always advocate 1) carrying less identity components where they’re not needed like when you make a quick visit to the gym, post office, or the grocery store, and 2) maintaining control over your personal belongings like holding on to your passport every time you leave the hotel room or at least storing it in a safe box that no one else has access to. Obviously, these are not the only controls I advocate on my web site to prevent identity theft but for this particular article, these two controls are relevant.

Security travel purse, bags, belts and money clips can be used in many ways to limit the loss of your personal items in various situations and prevent identity theft. Let’s explore a few ways and situations where you can use these tools:

Short visits – If you’ve read my article on gym security, you’ve probably noticed that I recommend carrying the least number of personal information and identity components to the gym for many reasons. Obviously, we all know lockers get broken into and many personal items are often stolen at the gyms and health clubs. One way you can reduce the risk of stolen personal items is to carry the minimum. Take out what you need for your gym visit form your wallet and place it in a security travel purse, bag, belt or money clip. Usually, all you need to carry to the gym is your membership card, and some cash for the after workout snack, unless of course you’re driving in which case you’ll also need your car keys, driver’s license, car registration and insurance. I use a money clip to only carry the minimum for my short trips and leave every thing else at home. I use the money clip when I just go to the gym without any other travel plans, short grocery shopping trip, post office trips, video store and basically all other short trips. You can place cash, driver’s license and membership cards in the money clip, although, your keys will have to stay out of it.

International travel – Travel belts are my favorite when it comes to international travel. When I travel to international locations, especially to those where there is a high demand for western passports, I don’t leave my personal belongings, especially my passport, in the hotel room, safe box or even with the hotel lobby personnel. You’ve probably heard of the word “collusion” where people on the inside, and sometimes with the people on the outside, work together, putting their unique talents and access together for the financial benefits of all. This scenario is more common than you think in less developed countries. I use a travel belt to carry my stuff with me, while placing my sweater or other loose clothing on top of the belt to conceal it from any predator view. The travel belt is very convenient for me and allows me to place all my important documents, keys, cash and credit cards and is suitable for both men and women. I personally like the travel belt, especially the black one, because it is discrete and it frees my hands for comfortable walking, movement and site seeing. Although I'm not yet using an alarm to warn me every time my travel belt leaves my predetermined radius, it is a great tool to notify us when we forget it somewhere or if someone steals it, in which case, an alarm will go off if the purse leaves the preset radius, and a loud siren will deter thieves. This type of device can prevent identity fraud.

As you can see, you can be very creative when it comes to using a security travel purse, travel belt, travel bags and money clips in various situations. Depending on your preference, you can use any one of these items to reduce your exposure to the loss of your personal items and risks of identity theft.

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