Comments on: Credit Card Woes https://wordsonpageblog.com/2008/09/credit-card-woes.html a freelance writing resource. Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: avid writer https://wordsonpageblog.com/2008/09/credit-card-woes.html#comment-1599 Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:44:00 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2008/09/credit-card-woes.html/#comment-1599 Wow. Identity theft is big business now.:( Sorry you had to deal with this lori and sheri. I’ve been there too unfortunately.

]]> By: Lori https://wordsonpageblog.com/2008/09/credit-card-woes.html#comment-1598 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:14:00 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2008/09/credit-card-woes.html/#comment-1598 Wow, that’s extreme! But in your situation, Sheri, I would’ve done the same thing.

Something to consider. Definitely! I mean, a little inconvenience and a few dollars to save slews of headaches? Small price to pay.

]]> By: Sheri https://wordsonpageblog.com/2008/09/credit-card-woes.html#comment-1597 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:26:00 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2008/09/credit-card-woes.html/#comment-1597 It’s a drastic step, but many states now allow you to freeze all access to your credit records permanently, thus making it much harder for anyone to open a new acct in your name/steal your ID.

As a former victim of ID theft, I did this for my huband and me. It’s far more powerful than “fraud alerts” which are sometimes ignored or overlooked by merchants.

Down side? It can be a pain in the rear! It means we cannot apply for any new credit cards or loans…or open a new bank account without unfreezing access (at $10 a pop) and refreezing.

BUT it does give us more peace-of-mind.

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