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Parenting Pointers: Synthetic Identity Theft

Motherhood Moments

Children are especially vulnerable to a new form of identity theft – synthetic – which now makes up 85 percent of cases and means thieves use combinations of real and fake information to take out loans, get credit cards, purchase cars, collect unemployment, and much more. And it’s grown 233 percent over five years.

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How to Freezer Your Credit and Protect Yourself from Identity Theft

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Identity theft is something that both consumers and retailers struggle with. On the consumer side, if your identity is stolen, reclaiming it is a long, arduous process that may cost you thousands of dollars. The information is being sold on the black market. This is the most fail-proof way to protect your identity.

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8 Ways to Prevent Identity Theft

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If we pause and think, there are many activities we do in a course of a day where we put our personal information at risk- from writing a cheque to charging an item in person or on the phone. You and I may not think twice about these transactions, but someone trying to steal your identity would. Check your credit report regularly.

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Is Credit Karma Accurate? I Tested It & Here’s What I Learned

Penny Pinchin' Mom

The post Is Credit Karma Accurate? Is credit karma accurate? How far off, if at all, is it from the numbers given by any other credit reporting agency? Being credit-worthy is almost as important as being frugal. There are just some investment projects that you simply can’t finance with your savings or credit cards.

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GIVEAWAY: LifeLock Identity Theft Protection Plan

Saving With Shellie

We have had our credit card number stolen three times this year. My husband watches our account like a hawk and our credit card company is very diligent in helping us. While it’s a huge inconvenience when it happens, I’m not scared about identity theft because we have LifeLock. Three times. Taking Fast Action.

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How to Get Your Free Credit Reports From the Major Credit Bureaus

Savings Corner

Federal law gives you free access to your credit reports from the three major credit bureaus: Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. Your credit reports are a detailed record of your past use of credit — but they do not include your credit score. Checking your score does not damage your credit.

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How to Freeze Your Credit

Savings Corner

A credit freeze keeps the sensitive data in your credit files from being accessed without your specific consent. That can protect you from fraudulent credit applications, even if a criminal has key information such as your birthdate and Social Security number. What is a credit freeze? Tax Filing Webinar — Jan.

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