Another sign that could indicate potential fraud on your credit report is the presence of collections or charge-offs.

If you have an identity theft protection plan, your provider should be able to guide you through many of the following steps.

Referring to last week’s column on controlling identity theft disasters, we will continue here with part two. When you have your personal report and your police report in hand, you are ready for the ...

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