Credit Freeze: Steps to freeze Equifax, Experian and Transunion credit reports
With data breaches running rampant, a credit freeze can help prevent identity thieves from opening new accounts in your name.
With data breaches running rampant, a credit freeze can help prevent identity thieves from opening new accounts in your name.
Identity theft is when someone wrongfully uses another person’s personal data to obtain credit, loans, file taxes, and more without consent.
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Negative credit due to identity theft can be removed with the help of the Federal Trade Commission
As the Equifax data breach looms over millions of consumers, there are other scams to protect your credit files from and ways to freeze your credit reports for free.
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