Blocking Identity Theft | Stolen Identity

s5people asked:
What should a person do if someone started opening credit cards and paying the minimum balances using your information (name, ss #, DOB, etc.) an d you have a police report and reported it to the credit bureaus BUT one credit card company still is calling you and basically harrassing you for [...]

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vp33333 asked:
A relative came and stayed at our home for a few days. They had access to our home when we were at work and so they could have easily gotten all of our information. Now I find that they have stolen from other relatives and committed identity theft in the past! [...]

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Bernard Pragides asked:
Many people do not realize that there are different types of identity theft. There are indeed several ways in which the identity thief can take advantage of your personal information, while leaving you to deal with the repercussions. Here’s what you need to know about the 5 types of identity theft.
The type [...]

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ANA asked:
I don’t really get that you have to pay some agency a bunch of money to protect from identity theft. Yes, there’s the free annual credit report, but I’d want to know right away if someone attempts to steal my identity. Is there a way to get the credit agencies to [...]

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bethizmom asked:
I know some credit card companies do care about identity theft but my big question is how come they don’t try to protect against it harder, i.e. to keep themselves from having to pay the businesses back for someone purchasing on another persons credit card that wasn’t suppose too. If a thief [...]

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Pennywise asked:
I had a relative use my info to obtain a credit card in my name and they put themselves on the card as an “authorized user”. They have had this account open since March and I just now found out. I got a copy of my credit report from all 3 [...]

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Erik 88 asked:
Capital One sent me a letter saying that they are closing a credit card account that I never had. Is this a sign of Identity Theft?
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~confused~ asked:
Okay my wallet was stolen like 6 yrs ago found out a woman was using my identity in another state possibly an illegal immigrant, so i immediately called experian, and equifax and got a block on my SS#, but now i realise that i really need to get credit, and wondering how can [...]

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beehasitall asked:
Meaning, I know someone who says that society is now making a big deal over it and that it will never happen to him, because he already has bad credit, mostly due to his own choices anyway, and that the best way to be safe from identity theft is to already have bad [...]

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jsfnita asked:
What are things you do in everyday life that prevent identity theft?
I have my name on all my cards without my middle initial, I do not sign the back. It says see photo ID. My legal signature ALWAYS has my middle initial on it. So if there is ever a dispute, I win! [...]

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