Checking your credit reports regularly and applying a security freeze may help you detect or avoid certain types of identity theft.
Although children generally don’t carry around personal identification information such as credit cards or licenses, their identities still can be targeted.
National Protect Your Identity Week, set for Oct. 20–27, is a great time to consider how to protect your personal information from fraud.
The Ohio Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Section has launched a new program to help identity theft victims correct the effects of the crime.