Can reviewing my credit report help prevent identity theft?
The short answer is yes. Reviewing your credit report regularly is a good way to spot identity theft. However, it leaves you essentially unprotected in the weeks or months between requesting your reports. To find out about identity theft more quickly—and with less work—you might consider subscribing to an identity theft protection service. Some companies provide credit monitoring services which only alert you whenever a problem is detected. However, some Identity theft protection services, such as TrustedID’s IDFreeze®, go a step further to stop identity theft before it happens by monitoring medical benefits and black market Internet sites for signs that your identity has been compromised, as well as putting in proactive protection that helps stop identity theft before it happens. Visit TrustedID.com for more information on how you can sign up for this protection. Chapter 2 of Stopping Identity Theft: 10 Easy Steps to Security details why your credit report is important and provides nu
