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Credit freezes can be great tools for protecting yourself against identity theft, experts say, but they’re not for everyone

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Q My credit card company called me and said that somebody tried to charge a penny to my account. When I said it wasn’t my charge, the issuer canceled my card and sent me a new one. Was this an identity thief at work? What can I do to protect myself from identity theft?

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PRESCOTT — According to Javelin Strategy and Research’s 2010Identity Fraud Survey Report, more than 11 million people becamevictims of identity theft in 2009. Young adults aged 18-24 took anaverage of 132 days to detect identity theft. Subsequently, theaverage cost ($1,156) was roughly five times more than the amountlost by other age groups. One of the [...]

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Everyone makes mistakes. After all, it’s only human to goof up now and then. But if you want to protect yourself from identity theft and other financial scams, you need to play it safe, be smart and avoid simple mistakes that can expose your financial data and identity to fraudsters.

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ID theft can make a mess of your life. Learn how you may be accidentally giving away information.
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As students head back to school the Better Business Bureau recommends they take seven simple steps to protect themselves from ID theft on campus. 1. Getting mail sent to a permanent address such as a parent’s home or a P.O. Box 2. Storing important documents like your social security card and bank and credit statements [...]

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Identity theft is fast becoming the major way in which criminals are stealing your money. They are not only stealing your money but they are stealing your identity, using your personal details to gain access to your credit and open up new accounts in your name redirecting the mail to a new address.
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NationalCreditReport.com suggests important measures that college students can take for preventing identity theft

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Are you aware of how many ways there are for thieves to take access of your credit card accounts and make unauthorised charges against your account? Simply by rummaging through old receipts that you have thrown out or left somewhere public, or by a shop assistant quickly scribbling down your card details while they are [...]

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Don’t wait until your identity has been “stolen” to worry about it.  Identity fraud is a severe crime with serious repercussions that can take months or even years for victims to repair, not to mention hundreds to thousands of dollars.  If someone has stolen a credit card, or has obtained enough information about you to [...]

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