How To Know If You Are A Victim Of Financial Identity Theft

How do I know if I am a victim of financial identity theft?

When people find out they're a victim of financial identity theft, it's one of a few different ways. Either bill collectors are calling them for nonpayment of products and services that the identity theft had taken out under their name. Or when you go to apply for a loan of any kind, you're denied credit. You go to apply for a loan, for a vehicle or for a home, or even refinance, and the lender says, "We can't issue you credit because you have a half a dozen credit cards opened up under your name that haven't paid the bill." That's unfortunately when people find out their identity is compromised. Others find out their identity was compromised when they are actually arrested for crimes that they did not commit.