Check Identity Theft: Two Simple Steps

Yes, you are vulnerable to identity theft. There are 10 million victims each year. To check identity theft and make sure you are not one of the 10 million, there are two easy things you can do.

Check Your Credit Report

The easiest and quickest way to monitor identity theft is to get a copy of your credit report. Go to www.freeecreditreport.com

Keep in mind that they tell you "free", but the free report you'll get will probably be little to no help to you. You'll likely have to order a more comprehensive report for a few bucks. Don't worry though, that is money well spent!

You want a thorough copy of your credit report because it will not only tell you your credit score, but what's been happening to your credit over the past several months. If you suspect a problem and want to check identity theft, this is the first place to start.

Credit reports can be a little difficult to interpret at first so if you need any help making sense of your report let us know.

Monitor Your Bank Statements

The next thing you should do to monitor identity theft is keep a close eye on your bank statements. Identity theft can come in MANY forms and by checking your bank statements you ensure your checking, savings, and other accounts are safe.

These two important things you should be doing on a regular basis (every 3-5 monts) to monitor identity theft. However, there are many, many other things you can do to prevent identity theft, or at least minimize the possibility from it catching you.

Also, I want to you to understand that you cannot completely prevent identity theft. There are 6 different types of identity theft. You have to learn why you are still vulnerable, what you can do to prevent identity theft, and the secret the identity theft prevention services don't want you to know!

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