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- Identity theft has affected over 60 million Americans. So, what is it?
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- Identity theft is, well, the theft of your identity! If a criminal gains access to your passwords, IDs, or any other private information you have, they could impersonate you to commit fraud or other crimes.
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- Your identity's been stolen. Now what?
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- Notify companies of your stolen identity.Contact your local police department. Place a fraud alert on your credit reports.Freeze your credit.
- You can stop identity theft!
- How to detect and deter identity theft
- Tracking and checking your bills. Checking bank account statements and credit reports. Look out for the main signs such as receiving credit cards you did not apply for.Look out for strange charges in your account.
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- Every year, too, you can take advantage of a free credit report guaranteed to you by law.
- By Scarleth and Lochlan
- It's up to you to stop identity theft. If you can understand what it is, and know how to deter, detect, and defend against it, you'll be able to save yourself a lot of worry in life.
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