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How to Recognize a Phishing Scam
One of the most common ways that identity thieves are able to snag your information is by phishing emails and text messages. Over the years, scam emails and text messages have become much more realistic and hard to spot, and this causes hundreds of thousands of people...

Operation Stop Scam Calls: What You Can Do to Stop Them
Do you have a cell phone? Of course, you do. Almost all of us have cell phones which means that almost all of us have to deal with scam callers and robocalls. Out of everything cell phones have provided us with, these calls can be annoying, aggravating, and end with...

Identity Theft Can Happen to Anyone, Even the Deceased
Ghosting is the term used to describe when an identity thief uses the identity of a recently deceased person to open credit cards, apply for loans, or make other financial transactions in their name.

Did You Receive a Bankruptcy Discharge?
Declaring bankruptcy relieves those with a significant debt burden, but a bankruptcy discharge is a tool used to accomplish it. It is essentially a court order that releases the debtor of any responsibility and liability to pay the allotted debt back to the collection agency.

How to Get Debt Collectors Off of You Once You Find Fraud
They can be one of the reasons you find out your identity has been stolen, but they can also be an annoying phone call once a day that reminds you of the fact that fraud has occurred.

Five Identity Theft Statistics That Will Make You Rethink How Safe You Are
With the rise of technology and how our lives have simply moved into the digital world, it has become increasingly easy for thieves to gain access to our information.

5 Ways To Keep Your Identity Safe
Each main credit bureau (Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion) allows you one free credit report annually. You can utilize these to ensure your report hasn’t changed beyond your knowledge.

How Identity Theft Can Ruin Your Background Reports
Our background reports comprise our driving, criminal, and credit records, all making up a part of our identity. If it is stolen, it makes sense that our background reports reflect that.

Can You Act On Behalf of Your Senior Parent If Their Identity Was Stolen?
To report identity theft on their behalf, you must be their power of attorney, or you must have a court order. In either case, one of those must be sent in with the FTC and police report.

How Do I Get Money Back After a Stolen Identity?
Reporting and taking action against identity theft is time-dependent. The quicker you spot the damage, the quicker you can put a stop to it and start an investigation.

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