We just mentioned this above, but crooks love stealing the identities of college students. You're away from home and using credit cards to buy things already, and it doesn't arouse suspicion very quickly because you often don't pay much attention to your credit card statements.

Time to pull your head out, my friend. If this happens to you, it can take years to fix -- it's not something that gets cleared up with a phone call or two. And for once, the credit card companies are on your side -- many offer monitoring services that make sure none of this extremely inconvenient crap happens to you. It's worth a look.

 


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CreditReporting.com
CreditReporting.com gives you the ability to buy your credit report from all three credit reporting agencies, with or without score, and have them delivered to you either online, or in the mail.

This site also offers other things such as articles on managing your credit, preventing identity theft and how to dispute inaccuracies on a credit report. It also gives you tips on things such as bankruptcy, credit during/after a divorce and how to inprove your credit.

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AnnualCreditReport.com
This is the site setup by the big three credit agencies to help you get a free credit report. You can request a report through the website, through the mail or by telephone.

You should check your credit every 12 months to make sure there are no lines of credit you are unaware of. A bad credit report can drastically raise your interest rates or keep you from getting the loan you want.

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Amazon.com
Besides books, Amazon also offers various security products such as software to protect yourself while online. These prodcuts include firewalls, antivirus products from Norton, TrendMicro and others, and antispam software. They also books on security and identity theft.

If you share a broadband connection (such as cable or DSL) with other people, you may want to consider purchasing a hardware firewall such as those made by Linksys, D-Link and NetGear. These offer protection for all users plugged in behind the firewall.

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