I’m considering running a series on identity theft and wanted to see what you’d like to read about by asking a few questions…

Have you ever been a victim of identity theft?

What do you do to protect yourself from identity theft?

Here are a few of the ideas I had to write about, and feel free to comment here and direct me on a particular subject you may be interested in that I can focus attention on and feature here.

A step by step guide to placing a fraud alert on your credit file.

What to do if someone in your family is stealing your information and obtaining credit, or utilities, even apartments in your name.

The skinny on what credit reporting companies do to verify your identity before granting credit in your name.

The steps recommended for protecting yourself without being extremely paranoid.

If you stopped by yesterday you saw that some of my content has been stolen and I’m in the process of trying to eradicate my content on someone else’s site. I will keep you informed of the process, but I mention this now because of the invasion I feel. Similarly, identity theft is an invasion of your privacy for several reasons, the act of identity theft itself is an invasion into your life… your belongings and what you’ve worked hard for, in fact, it’s nearly as obscene as robbing someone’s house. I’ve experienced that as well. It creates such insecurity when someone has stolen from you, I’d like to get your feelings and address any particular questions or issues you may have.

For starters you should read my article on Getting Your Credit Report to obtain your report from the credit reporting agencies themselves and find out if you’re identity has been stolen.

Contact me if you’d prefer to email me your questions.