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How To Freeze Your Credit Report at Each Credit Bureau
You can prevent identity theft by freezing your credit report. You must freeze your credit report at each credit bureau as there’s no centralized way to freeze all three credit reports.

Security Freeze for Identity Theft Protection
When you freeze your credit report, creditors and lenders can’t check your credit report and score unless you’ve provided the credit bureau a password. Without that security information, creditors and lenders can’t check your credit report and score.

Credit Card Shaving
Credit card shaving involves a thief shaving the credit card number from a pre-paid credit card and replacing it with a stolen credit card number.

CCF Settlement: Scam or Legit?
In late 2007, many consumers received letters that they were entitled to part of a settlement resulting from a lawsuit. Is the CCF Settlement a scam?

Stop Credit Card Junk Mail
Is your mailbox constantly filled with pre-approved credit card offers? Federal law gives you the right to get rid of this credit card junk mail.

How To Avoid Credit Card Scams
Identity thieves will stop at nothing to get access to your personal information. Learn how to keep your information safe from thieves.

When Your Credit Card Is Lost Or Stolen
Missing credit cards should be reported as quickly as possible to reduce your liability. Find out what steps you should take when your credidt card has been lost or stolen.

The Basics of Protecting Your Identity
Identity theft is on the rise. Find out how to keep your identity safe.

Identity Stolen? Close Your Accounts
In the unfortunate event that your identity is stolen, it will be important to close certain accounts. Find out which ones here.

Filing Fraud Alert After Identity Theft
If your identity is stolen, you should alert the credit bureaus to your stolen identity. Doing this will keep the thief from establishing new credit using your identity.

Travel with Photocopies of Your Passport and Credit Cards
Travelling in other countries can be dangerous. You never know when your purse or wallet could end up missing. Find out how photocopies can reduce the effects of identity theft.

FTC Complaint Form for ID Theft
If your identity is stolen, reporting it to the proper authorities, including the FTC, is one of the steps you must take.

Fight Back Against Identity Theft
The FTC's website on identity theft provides complete steps to follow when your identity has been stolen, including an ID theft affidavit.