Quote Originally Posted by abostonboy View Post
Lee,
As a US citizen with both my SSN and wire info POSSIBLY compromised. I am scared. That is actually an understatement. I am in the process of buying the condo of my dream. And any identity theft will possibly kill that and cost me 1,000s of dollars in legal fees to fix.
Best,
Lloyd
Lloyd,

One of the best ways to protect against identity theft is to place a fraud alert with all 3 of the big credit reporting agencies. I did this a few months back when I lost my wallet. Recently I purchased a new car and financed a portion of it. The dealership shopped it around to get the best rate and every company it was shopped to called me, asked only questions I would know to prove my identity.

I also belong to a service, two actually, that every time a change takes on any of my files at the big 3 credit reporting agencies, I get alerted my a text message to my cell and by email. So, if anyone tries to take out a loan in my name, even an inquiry, I get notified immediately. It only costs a few bucks a year to subscribe to these sevices but it sure does give you piece of mind.

Bill