Has Someone Stolen Your Identity? Here Are 8 Ways to Tell
Right now, someone could be using your identity to start a new credit card, to get a loan, to drain your checking or savings account. In some cases, you might not find out about the theft for weeks, sometimes even months. Unfortunately, the longer it takes to discover the crime, the more damage will be done and the harder it will be to rectify that damage.
Thankfully, there are some ways for you to detect identity theft before the problems progress too far. Below are some of those methods.
1. Errors on your credit report By checking your credit report yearly, you’ll be able to determine if anyone is opening up accounts in your name without your permission. Otherwise, you may not learn there is a problem until you need to take out credit.
2. Mail problems One of the least-technological ways to commit identity theft is stealing mail. If you aren’t receiving mail or if you aren’t getting items in the mail that you are expecting, such as credit card bills, then you may be a victim of identity theft.
3. Being rejected for credit you didn’t request As you may...