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What is Identity Theft?

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) defines identity theft as something that “occurs when someone uses your personally identifying information, like your name, Social Security number, or credit card number, without your permission, to commit fraud or other crimes”. They have estimated that about nine million people have their identities stolen each year – that’s equal to roughly 4% of adults in the United States.  Unless you are vigilant about checking your credit card statement, or are contacted by a debt collector, you might not even know you are a victim of identity theft.

Once your identity has been stolen, there are several ways for thieves to use it. To name a few, they can commit credit card fraud, bank or finance fraud, phone or utilities fraud, or government documents fraud. Ho...
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How to Get a Credit Freeze

The most recent weapon in the war against ID theft is to the ability to get a credit freeze. A credit freeze completely shuts down access to your credit report, leaving you with a PIN (personal identification number) that allows only you to access it. The intention of the credit freeze is to keep identity thieves from accessing your information or opening a new account under your name. 

A credit freeze will not affect your credit score in any way, and will not keep you from checking or receiving your free credit report each year. However, the nature of a credit freeze means that once established, it will make getting credit much more difficult - not only for any potential fraud, but for you as well. The credit freeze is not perfect for everyone, but it promises to be the best method fo...
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