If deleting and reporting scam texts and phone calls has become part of your daily routine, there's another simple way to protect yourself from fraud -- and it may be more effective. Placing a fraud ...

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A new survey shows that 96% of Americans are targeted by scammers every week, but placing a fraud alert on your credit file is a simple and free way to protect yourself from identity theft.A fraud ...

A new working paper from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia finds that certain consumers who experience severe identity theft subsequently experience significant and persistent improvements in ...

Take these steps to better protect yourself from cybercriminals who are trying to compromise your accounts or steal your identity. Marshall Gunnell is a Tokyo-based tech journalist and editor with ...

Dear Action Line: I know identity thieves can't get useful information from hotel room-key cards but how do I keep them out of my credit reports? — W.P., Tulsa. Fraud alerts: The Federal Trade ...

Modern times combined with easy access to financial data has made credit score fraud more likely to occur than at any previous point in history. Theft of personal information by unauthorized parties ...