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鈥淥ur guest speaker from CBI will talk about the real-life impact that identity theft can have on students鈥� lives,鈥� said Foster. 鈥淲e want to heighten student awareness about this issue.鈥�
Hazel Heckers of CBI will discuss why students are particularly appealing to identity thieves and what they can do to protect themselves.
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- 鈥淐heck Your Credit Report 鈥� Drop-in Help from 蜜糖直播 Money Sense,鈥� Wednesday, Oct. 17, noon. Email to make an appointment at 蜜糖直播moneysense@colorado.edu.
- 鈥淟iving Off-Campus 鈥� Everything First-timers Need to Know,鈥� Jan. 24 (time and location to be determined).
- 鈥淗ow to Apply for Financial Aid鈥� (time, date and location to be determined).
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