Category Archives: Credit

How to Protect Identity and Prevent Id Theft?

Steve Shingle asked: Does anyone know how to protect your identity from credit card fraud and identity fraud because I was a victim of identity fraud and never want that to happen again, So if anyone knows the best id … Continue reading

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How do I do a credit check on myself?

StellaBtheWriter asked: My future landlord ran a credit check on me, of course, and he said it showed that I’m a cosigner on a loan! So far as I know, I didn’t cosign on any loan, so I’m concerned. How … Continue reading

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Questions about identity theft?

Ryan asked: I received a random letter today from a hospital in North Dakota that stated debt collectors were trying to collect a payment from me. I have never lived in ND. I just recently moved from Ohio to Kentucky, … Continue reading

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Wachovia is giving me a chance to view my credit report, is this legit?

John asked: My bank, Wachovia, sent me a letter saying they’ll let me view my credit report for free for 30 days but I’ll have to sign up with this Identity Theft Protection from a company called Trilegiant. They claim … Continue reading

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I’d like to know how best to prevent and/or discover Identity theft before it happens or as it may occurThanX!

worrywort777 asked: I really wonder specifically whether my bank with it’s protections (and fine print) has a better likelihood of preventing fraud or do the Experians of the world provide a quicker way of determining this>Joy

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