Has your child's identity been stolen? While identity theft is often committed by strangers, sometimes parents and other relatives steal the financial identities of children to get access to more credit.
Child Identity Theft
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Phishing
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Identity theft is difficult and time-consuming to fix. If you don't protect your identity, it's easy to get scammed. "Phishing is a type of identity theft that comes in your email.
Medical Identity Theft
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Medical identity theft happens when someone starts filing medical bills in your name and collecting the payments. It's identity theft on steriods, but there are ways to fight it.
Magazine Scams Abound
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Magazine scams are not what you'd consider traditional identity theft. In a magazine scam you pay for a subscription, but the publisher keeps sending you renewal notices. To avert a magazine scam, pay careful attention to who is selling you the subscription.
Foreign Lottery Scams
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Foreign lottery scams are becoming more popular with the growth of the internet. They are another way that thieves try to steal your identity. If you are notified that you have won a foreign lottery, beware that this could lead to identity theft.