Identity Theft

The United States Federal Trade Commision (FTC) has estimated that identities will be stolen from as many as 9 million Americans during the year. I am personally familar with the problem. My son was twice victimized by identity theft. Thieves use the name and other data pertaining to the victim in order to secure credit cards, a telephone account or other things they might not secure otherwise. The victim may be unaware of the problem until receiving an unexpected bill. Then steps need to be taken to safeguard one's credit integrity and avoid unwanted bills. Fortunately this is possible. More on that in coming blog entries.