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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. I find that incredibly reassuring. How to Thaw Your Credit.

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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. 10 million…isn’t that crazy?

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GIVEAWAY: LifeLock Identity Theft Protection Plan

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While it’s a huge inconvenience when it happens, I’m not scared about identity theft because we have LifeLock. LifeLock is a service that protects your identity. Protecting Against Identity Theft. Benefits provided under a zero deductible identity theft insurance policy as described below.

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Ten Ways to Protect Your Family from Identity Theft

For the Mommas

Ten Ways to Protect Your Family from Identity Theft. Identity theft is increasingly a concern for families. With hackers tapping into major businessesí credit card information, and credit card companies issuing offers to your toddler, you never know where or how your information can fall into the wrong hands.

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Money Matters: Shipping Scams

Motherhood Moments

Lookout , the leader in delivering integrated Security, Privacy, and Identity Theft Protection solutions, can ensure that you keep your information safe. Our mission is to secure and empower our digital future in a privacy-focused world where sharing sensitive information is essential for work and play.

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Target – Free Credit Monitoring & Identity Theft Protection

For the Mommas

To sign up for free credit monitoring complete the following steps: Enter the required information. If you have shopped at Target and may be affected to by the credit breach, you may sign up for free one year service of credit monitoring. Watch for email confirmation with activation code. This will be sent in the next 1 – 5 days.