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Did you know that you can freeze your credit report at any time?  Around 15% of all identity theft occurs by a fraudulent account being opened.  If someone has stolen your identity and attempts to open a new account, a credit freeze with prevent your credit report from being accessed by vendors.  What are the implications for you?  How do you do this?  Does this hurt your credit report?  Click to find out!

"Just Uber home."  It's a phrase we're hearing more and more as Uber has become so commonplace it's now a verb.  If you choose to use Uber to catch a ride, make sure you are taking the proper precautions to make sure that after you've made it to you location, Uber doesn't have access to your private information and your location.  Check out this article from the IRTC to learn more!

Debating on if the threat is real?  If paying a small monthly fee is really worth it?  Thinking that advances in cyber security will protect you?  Or your bank?  

It won't be long before identity theft protection is mandated like car insurance.  Most people eventually have a fender bender and most people will eventually be hacked.  The banks can not afford to reimburse everyone for much longer.  What will you do when they tell you they can't help?  

Not convinced?  Check out the Identity Theft Resource Center's 2016 Breach Statistics.  These numbers are scary and the threat to you and your family is very real. Don't wait.  Protect yourself and your family today.  Our prices are so much lower than the financial devastation of identity theft.

Imagine sirens behind your car.  You pull over, you're confused, you know you weren't speeding.  The officer gets out of the car, reads your rights, and arrests you with little explanation.  You are charged with multiple crimes you know you did not commit.  The story unfolds and you realize that your identity has been stolen.  You will now spend the next several months to years proving your identity and your innocence.  This is happening.  

Check out this article from the Identity Theft Resource Center.  Be smart, be ready.  Join the FreedomID Direct family today!