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Sunday, February 3rd, 2008
(Originally published in the February 2008 issue of Family Circle magazine.)
by Dan Tynan
Contact your police precinct as soon as possible to file a report; you will need this as proof for creditors that your claim is legitimate.
Get your credit reports and scour them for anything suspicious. By law, everyone ...
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Sunday, February 3rd, 2008
(Originally published in the February 2008 issue of Family Circle magazine.)
How to Thwart ID Thieves
Never keep your Social Security Number in your wallet.
Refuse to share your SSN, date of birth, or mother's maiden name with any entity other than your employer, bank, insurance company, or the IRS. When other parties ...
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Sunday, February 3rd, 2008
(Originally published in the February 2008 issue of Family Circle magazine.)
Myth #1: You should order credit reports on your kids, just to be safe. Not necessarily, says Linda Foley, executive director of the Identity Theft Resource Center. Request a report only if you have reason to believe your child's ...
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Sunday, February 3rd, 2008
(A slightly different version of this article appeared in the February 2008 issue of Family Circle magazine.)
Zach Friesen was 7 years old when his identity was stolen.
But he didn't find out about it until ten years later, when the Colorado teenager applied for a job as a stock clerk. A ...
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