Sentences with phrase «to open new accounts in one's name»

These alerts might prevent identity thieves from opening new accounts in your name.

But until then, don't allow any creditor to so much as check your credit, let alone open a new account in your name.

With a fraud alert in place, the creditor will have to take extra steps to verify your identity before opening a new account in your name.

This should prevent identity thieves from opening new accounts in your name.

Another service called a credit freeze locks your credit report with a PIN code, stopping thieves from opening new accounts in your name in the first place.

With the type of personal information that might have been compromised, identity thieves could open new accounts in your name.

This means that it's unlikely that an identity thief would be able to open a new account in your name.

Also known as a security freeze, this tool lets you restrict access to your credit report, which in turn makes it more difficult for identity thieves to open new accounts in your name.

Placing both extended fraud alerts and credit freezes on your credit reports can make it more difficult for an identity thief to open new accounts in your name.

If a thief steals your confidential information and opens new accounts in your name (like auto loans and credit cards), they can go on a spending spree and leave you with huge bills and botched credit.

This allows you to restrict access to your credit report, making it more difficult for identity thieves to open new accounts in your name.

This makes it nearly impossible for fraudsters to open a new account in your name.

While some identity thieves aim to charge purchases to your card or use your personal information to open new accounts in your name, other fraudsters are busy opening new credit cards via synthetic fraud.

A fraud alert makes it hard for someone else to open new accounts in your name.

This will prevent identity thieves from trying to assume their identity and open new accounts in their name.

The joint owner can open a new account in their name.

They can also use your personal information to open new accounts in your name.

If your credit report shows that the imposter has opened new accounts in your name, contact those creditors immediately by telephone and in writing.

An Identity Theft Report will help you deal with credit reporting companies, debt collectors, and businesses that gave the identity thief credit or opened new accounts in your name.

«New account fraud» or «application fraud» occurs when a thief uses your SSN and other identifying information to open new accounts in your name.

He probably has access to the information he would need to open new accounts in your name, including your Social Security numbers.

This won't prevent someone from opening a new account in your name, but it does make the process longer and more difficult by adding extra layers of identity verification.

You can still access your rating, but new inquires are locked out, preventing fraudsters from opening new accounts in your name.

The same freeze that prevents other people from opening new accounts in your name will prevent you from doing the same.

Setting a security freeze should also make it more difficult for an identity thief to open new accounts in your name.

When someone tries to open new accounts in your name, he might be thwarted if he can't provide your identifying information.

The security freeze prevents the thief from opening a new account in your name, which is the crime most thieves commit after they obtain personal data.

Fraud alerts are meant to stop an identity thief from opening new accounts in your name.

Since most creditors need to see your credit report before approving a new account, a credit freeze makes it difficult for identity thieves to open new accounts in your name.

That makes it more difficult for someone to open a new account in your name.

If you think you've been the victim of identity theft, institute a credit freeze to prevent anyone from opening a new account in your name.

You can also request a «freeze» on your credit reports to stop identity thieves from opening new accounts in your name.