10 Weapons to Use Against Identity Theft

Identity thieves get more and more creative. They phish for your personal information by pretending to be your credit card's customer service. Waiters steal credit card information when you pay for your meal at a restaurant. Identity thieves even guess your credit card number, then trick stores into letting them make purchases with it.

It can take months, even years, to fully recover from identity theft. So you should do anything you can do to prevent it from happening to you. Here are 10 Ways to Prevent, Detect, and Fight Identity Theft.