Most serious damage is the creation of a bogus ID

Many people believe the biggest damage done when an identity is stolen is the loss of funds from fraudulent purchases. But most of the time, these purchases can be traced and fraudulent charges can be removed fairly qui...

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch published an article this week which questioned the necessity of purchasing identity theft protection, as well as offered ways consumers can monitor their own identity.

Although it is true that we can monitor our identity— just like we could...

Monitor your credit; be careful which card you use

The recent announcement by Target was shocking news to the 40 million shoppers whose identity was stolen while swiping their credit or debit cards inside a Target store between November 17 and December 15, 2013.
 

Even...