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Prevention Practices

Protecting your identity is a full-time job. Learn how to secure your personal information and lock down your personal identity. Prevention practices include securing your personal and financial information and knowing when you need identity theft insurance.
Seniors: Protecting Yourself From Identity Theft
Seniors make attractive identity theft targets because they have life-long credit worthiness, retirements funds, and can be too trusting. If you're a senior, learn how to protect your identity before someone steals your life's work.
Vacation Time: Protecting Yourself From Identity Theft
Vacation should be a time to relax and enjoy yourself, but it can turn into an identity theft nightmare if you're not careful. Learn how to protect your identity while you're on vacation.
Credit Card Protection Basics
Credit card fraud and identity theft are not the same crimes. But you still need to protect yourself from credit card fraud. Learn how in this article.
Protect Your Computer from Spyware
Spyware is one of the most prevalent methods that identity thieves use to collect the information needed to steal your identity. Learn how to recognize and protect your computer from spyware threats.
What Mail to Shred
One of the areas where you’re most at risk for identity theft is in your paper mail. More than 100 million pieces of mail are delivered by the USPS each day; mail that has identifying personal information that can be used to steal your identity. Learn what to shred and why in this article.
Should You Freeze Your Credit Report?
One way to stop identity theft is to freeze your credit report. Credit/Debt Management guide, LaToya Irby explains how.
How to Monitor Your Credit Report
Your credit report is center of your financial world. It's also the main target for identity theft. Learn how to monitor your credit report and keep your identity safe from identity theft.
The Ultimate Guide to Identity Theft Prevention
The first step to preventing identity theft is knowing how it happens. This prevention guide gives you all the details.

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