Frequently Asked Questions
I came across a website that claims to sell Social Security numbers. How can I know if my Social Security number has been used fraudulently?
Identity search companies are popping up all over the Internet. These companies will sell your Social Security number and other personal information to anyone willing to pay the fee. With your Social Security number, a thief can:
- Cash a check
- Obtain a loan
- Open credit accounts and charge them to the max
- Rent an apartment
- Buy a car
- Purchase a cell phone and rack up charges
- Or even commit a serious crime
– all in your name.
If you do nothing to protect yourself, it could take days or even years before you are affected. Traditional reporting methods, such as fraud alerts and credit reporting, may eventually notify you of fraudulent activity, but by that time the damage will be done.
You need to take action now. Only through early detection of potential misuse can you stop identity theft before it occurs. This is where IdentityTruth comes in.
IdentityTruth uses advanced technology to search billions of data points tracking your personal data and detecting suspicious activity. We will alert you if suspicious activity is identified, and we'll give you suggestions on specific steps you can take to manage – and safeguard – your identity. If you need it, we can give you expert advice on resolving identity theft.
IdentityTruth Gives You The Most Protection
Other services that “Lock” your identity do this by setting credit fraud alerts for you. These fraud alerts provide some protection, particularly for an identity thief trying to open up a new account.
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Credit Fraud Alerts Are Not Enough
IdentityTruth Goes Far Beyond Credit Fraud Alerts
Credit fraud alerts cannot prevent someone from tapping your existing accounts or creating accounts that do not require credit checks, such as gas, electric, or other utilities.
The first thing most identity thieves do is to try to change your address or phone number and open up an electric or gas utility account to use the bill as proof of address for other scams.
In fact, when you find out that an identity thief has affected your credit, you are finding out too late – an enormous amount of damage has already been done. View an identity theft timeline to get a sense of just how much damage is done even before credit comes into play.
Has someone already tried to change your address or phone number?
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IdentityTruth actually predicts
future potential fraud using
sophisticated information
processing and behavior modeling
techniques. We search through
billions of data points from many
different sources to give you
the earliest possible notification™
in advance of potential identity misuse.
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