A credit freeze can make life more difficult for
a potential identity thief by blocking access to your credit report.
Inquiries are also helpful for consumers because they can notify you of
a potential identity thief applying for accounts in your name.
Not displaying your information prevents
potential identity thieves from accessing it.
Not exact matches
A credit freeze is one of few measures affected Americans can take to protect against
identity theft, or at least make it very hard for
potential thieves, now that their personal information could be up for sale online.
Robert Siciliano, an
identity theft expert and consultant for the security company Intelius, has posted fictitious profiles on dating websites for his job and says it's never long before a
potential thief is in contact and professing love.
Before you even get started communicating with
potential dates, you'll want to make sure that you've taken some basic steps to ensure your account is secure and not vulnerable to hackers or
identity thieves.
When a security freeze is in place at all three major credit bureaus, an
identity thief can not open a new account because the
potential creditor or seller of services will not be able to check the credit file.
It beats that awkward conversation about how you can take cash but you probably shouldn't take a check because of all the fraud that's been going around, and then you lose the sale because you basically called your
potential buyer an
identity thief.
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