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Credit Card Charged for One Dollar: Is this Identity Theft
Your credit card was charged one dollar and now you wonder if this is identity theft. This is a good type of “wonder” as you most likely didn’t charge anything that was worth $1.00. The answer to: Credit Card Charged for One Dollar: Is this Identity Theft? Before you contact your credit card company or [...]
Prevent Identity Theft After Denied Credit
Yes, even the person that is denied credit can prevent identity theft soon after. Perhaps you have applied for credit and you were denied, how would you like to know about something that very few of us do. Did you know that according the the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) you are entitled to a free [...]
Free Credit Reports Online Help Prevent Identity Theft
It’s true, free credit reports online help prevent identity theft. You may or may not know it, but the United States government mandated that the three major credit bureaus (Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion) provide you with a complimentary credit report annually. I think that this is a great initiative to prevent id theft. Since, there [...]