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Better solution, but not free (none / 0) (#1)
by Anonymous User on Mon Jun 27, 2005 at 09:23:58 AM PDT

You can be passive, do nothing, and "hope" that the credit granting agencies (banks, financial institutions, etc.) will act upon and fix this problem.

You can be a little more aggressive and place a freeze on your credit information with the three major credit reporting agencies. See this report for more information. The drawback is that the freeze is free only to those who've suffered an identify theft, and even then, there are still fees involved for unfreezing the access.

Or, you can take a very aggressive stance and protection yourself in a most proactive manner. Visit this site to start you in the right direction of protecting your identity, your privacy, and yourself.



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