id theft

Imagine that you have just received your credit card statement and you suspect you're only responsible for one charge on the whole bill - at the grocery store, but your credit card charges include taxi cabs, restaurant meals, a hotel suite and a large liquor store entry?

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Several states permit you to freeze your credit report which prevents identity thieves from posing as you and being issued credit in your name. Vermont, Washington, Illinois, Texas, California, Louisiana, New York, New Jersey, Maine, North Carolina and Colorado only allow credit freezes if the credit fraud has already occurred.

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Credit monitoring services give consumers a number of tools to keep track of what's on your credit report, while protecting your credit information and other personal information. Credit monitoring services notify you by email or mobile text message whenever a change to your credit report is detected. You can spot ID fraud and credit fraud faster and minimize the potential damage to your credit history and credit score.

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