http://identitytheftprotectionins.com Protect Yourself From Identity Theft Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:49:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Identity theft is a huge problem in the United States, and it is a crime that is growing rapidly each and every day. How can you tell if you are a victim of identity theft? What are the signs? The best way to find out if you have been a victim ... http://identitytheftprotectionins.com/blog/are-you-a-victim-of-identity-theft/ One excellent way to prevent identity theft is through the use of fraud alerts. In this article, we will discuss what fraud alerts are and how they will help you prevent identity theft. A fraud alert is something that is put on your credit report to indicate that you suspect that ... http://identitytheftprotectionins.com/blog/fraud-alerts-and-id-theft/ We previously talked about pretexting, which is a method of stealing your identity via the telephone. Today we want to talk about phishing, which is similar to pretexting, but it is an online form of identity theft. So the online version of pretexting is called phishing. Phishing is generally performed via ... http://identitytheftprotectionins.com/blog/phishing-and-preventing-identity-theft/ Pretexting is the practice of obtaining your personal information under false pretenses. It is one way that crooks perform identity theft and is something that you must be aware of so that you can prevent it from happening to you. Pretexting is very much against the law, but it is a ... http://identitytheftprotectionins.com/blog/pretexting-and-preventing-identity-theft/ With the rise of ID theft being a problem in our country, we thought we would talk about a few things that you could do to protect yourself from becoming ID theft’s next victim. Here is a list of best practices you should be following in order to prevent ID ... http://identitytheftprotectionins.com/blog/ten-best-practices-to-prevent-id-theft/