If an identity thief is opening new credit accounts
in your name, these accounts are likely to show
up on your credit report.

You can find out by ordering a copy of your credit
report from the three nationwide consumer
reporting companies.

If you have lost any personal information – or
if it has been stolen – you may want to check all
your reports more frequently for the first year.

Monitor the balances of your financial accounts.
Look for unexplained charges or withdrawals.

Other indications of identity theft can be:

• failing to receive bills or other mail. This
could mean an identity thief has submitted
a change of address.
• receiving credit cards for which you did
not apply.
• denial of credit for no apparent reason.
• receiving calls from debt collectors or
companies about merchandise or services
you didn’t buy.

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