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Why Credit Freezes and Fraud Alerts Are More Than Enough
Social Security numbers are perhaps the last piece of information you want to see caught up in a data breach. You’ve likely heard about the harm you could face when your Social is leaked in a cyberattack, and your first instinct may be that irrepara...
Written by
ryan.chiavetta
,
stephen.eldredge
Updated on : 03 Jul 2025
How to Handle Identity Theft Involving Minors
Data breaches affect people of all ages, including minors. If there is a risk of a Social Security Number being leaked in a breach that belongs to a minor, you can request a security freeze at each of the Credit Reporting Agencies. This process is m...
Written by
ryan.chiavetta
Updated on : 03 Jul 2025
How to Request Free Credit Reports
Updated on : 03 Jul 2025
What to Know About Social Security Numbers and FAFSA
When filling out the Free Application for Student Federal Aid (FAFSA), you will be asked to enter in a Social Security number, most likely the one belonging to your child. Unfortuntately, this may be when you discover that your child's Social Secu...
Written by
reed.oxley
Updated on : 03 Jul 2025
What To Do If You Are a Victim of Identity Theft (or suspect you could be)
What Steps Should You Take If You Are (Or Believe You Could be a Victim of Identity Theft) We recommend you consider doing the following Enroll in credit monitoring (if not currently enrolled in one). Credit monitoring is good to have as ...
Updated on : 03 Jul 2025
Why and When should you place an extended (7 yr) fraud alert with the Credit Reporting Agencies?
Difference between a temporary 1 year and extended 7 year fraud alert A temporary Fraud Alert lasts for one year. Temporary Fraud alerts can be placed by anyone if they believe they could become a victim of identity theft. An Extended Fraud ...
Written by
ryan.chiavetta
Updated on : 03 Jul 2025
Placing Credit Freezes with Smaller CRAs
If you place a credit freeze with each of the 3 major credit reporting agencies (CRAs) (Experian, Equifax and TransUnion), you'll cover about 90-95% of potential Identity fraud and theft. There are some smaller CRAs that you could also place freez...
Written by
max.senat
Updated on : 03 Jul 2025
Victim of Tax Fraud or Concerned You Could Be? What Should You Do?
Victim of Tax Fraud, Concerned, What should you do? If you've believe you're a victim of tax fraud, there are steps you can take to report this and implement additional protections. If your Social Security number (SSN) or individual tax identifi...
Written by
ryan.chiavetta
,
max.senat
Updated on : 03 Jul 2025
SSN Has Been Compromised or You Suspect It's Been Compromised? What Should You Do?
If you know or suspect that your Social Security Number (SSN) has been compromised, there are steps you should take to report the fraud and help protect yourself. Contact the Social Security Administration Consider establishing a MySocialSecu...
Written by
ryan.chiavetta
,
vanessa.kibaja
Updated on : 03 Jul 2025
What To Do If You're a Victim of Unemployment Fraud
Unfortunately there has been a surge on unemployment fraud cases. It began to escalate during COVID. If you've been (or believe you may be) a victim of unemployment fraud, there are steps you can take. STEP 1 Contact your state's Unemployment F...
Written by
max.senat
Updated on : 03 Jul 2025
Identity Theft Protection and Credit Monitoring Overview
If you receive ID Theft Protection & Credit Monitoring as part of your plan, please note this is offered through a partnership with Experian. Through Experian IDNotify™, we provide identity theft monitoring, credit monitoring and up to $1 millio...
Written by
ryan.chiavetta
Updated on : 21 May 2025
Credit Freeze and Fraud Alerts
Learn more about Credit Freezes, Fraud Alerts and when to use them. What Is A Credit Freeze? A credit freeze is a FREE mechanism that allows you to restrict access to your credit report. This generally prevents thieves from opening new account...
Updated on : 03 Jul 2025
IDnotify Enrollment Steps
If your plan includes ID Theft Protection & Monitoring here are the step-by-step enrollment instructions to sign up for IDnotify. Email the Concierge Support to schedule a session to enroll.
Written by
ryan.chiavetta
Updated on : 03 Jul 2025
When and How to Report Identity Theft and Fraud to the FTC
Scammers are continuously looking for ways to trick unsuspecting victims into turning over sensitive personal information and monetary funds. While it may seem as though most of these scams take place online, malicious actors can perform these scams...
Written by
ryan.chiavetta
Updated on : 03 Jul 2025
How to Report Identity Theft to the FTC
Despite advancements in technology and cybersecurity, identity theft continues to be a major problem for Americans. Remedying incidents of identity theft can be costly and time consuming, so you want to move quickly once you learn of the crime. One ...
Written by
ryan.chiavetta
Updated on : 03 Jul 2025
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