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For decades, the standard advice for identity protection was simple: freeze your credit. By locking your files at Equifax, ...

Freezing your credit is one way to lower your risk of being scammed. What is a credit freeze and how do you do this? We asked digital coach Grace Buscher, of Quincy, when is this a good idea and how ...

Freezing your accounts at the three major credit bureaus is the best way to prevent thieves from opening new credit accounts in your name.

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As a personal finance editor covering identity theft, I knew freezing my credit would make it harder for cybercriminals to open a new account in my name. But I still went back and forth on freezing my ...

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