Everyone has the right to get a copy, once a year, of your credit report for free ... .
The ... Website is www.annualcreditreport.com ... .
It’s set up by the Federal Trade Commission, and you just simply order your credit report.
And when you order your credit report, you can look at it and see if someone has opened credit in your name. That will take care of financial identity theft.
But for medical identity theft, what can often show up for victims is all of a sudden, on their credit reports, they see this mysterious collection for a medical bill that is very unfamiliar to them ... .
It’s a really good way of figuring out if someone has been rifling through your life is a mischievous way.
**The phone number for your free annual credit report is (877) 322-8228; to opt out of unsolicited credit card offers, call (888) 567-8688.
Pam Dixon
World Privacy Forum
Executive Director
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