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Oct 27, 2022
9:30
:55
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HarlemCoug
Free to change my mind
Just got another call from Identity Guard. They found 2 more checking accounts that were set up in my name
this morning. This stuff is crazy.
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Yesterday I was the victim of identity theft. The crooks opened checking accounts in my name, applied for lines of
HarlemCoug
Free to change my mind
10/27/22 7:34am
What does freezing your credit do? I guess how does that help?
conetah
10/27/22 7:35am
It prevents anyone (including you) from opening new lines for credit using your social. If you want new lines of credit
HarlemCoug
10/27/22 7:39am
Thanks. Hadn't ever got around to this before, but just did it. Took about
Skeptical Optimist
10/27/22 8:05am
Good call.
BlooCoog
10/27/22 7:36am
I had a fraudulent unemployment claim opened in my name earlier this year
MarylandFan
10/27/22 7:38am
I froze my credit 7 years ago after someone tried to open a credit card account
WDaddy
10/27/22 7:38am
I had mine stolen as well earlier this year and I’m still dealing with it
Ten_Hour_Drives
10/27/22 7:53am
Sorry that happened. There are 3 links there. You need to block your credit with each of the 3 agencies.
HarlemCoug
10/27/22 7:57am
The U had a security breach when I was in school and they paid for lifetime credit monitoring with all three bureaus
Solomon Levi
10/27/22 8:02am
Thanks for the reminder. I had put this in place for my elderly in-laws.
VACOUGFAN
10/27/22 8:20am
I did this freeze when someone applied for unemployment using my SS#
oilman
10/27/22 8:33am
one nice thing about Lifelock and Identity guard companies is the insurance they offer. I get the entire family
HarlemCoug
10/27/22 8:38am
Sorry that happened. Thanks for the reminder
ZuluBlue
10/27/22 8:45am
Just got another call from Identity Guard. They found 2 more checking accounts that were set up in my name
HarlemCoug
10/27/22 9:30am
Scary how easy it is for people to do this.
Pro Logic
10/27/22 9:34am
Thank you for this.
blackandblue
10/27/22 1:12pm
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