The Best Place to Report ID Theft

Here's the next item I wanted to cover from Kiplinger's "The Best List". Today, we're highlighting the best place to report ID theft:

The Best Place to Report ID Theft: Federal Trade Commission

The FTC's ID-theft Web site offers step-by-step instructions for reporting identity theft. To keep an eye out for suspicious activity, order a free copy of your credit report from each of the three credit bureaus every year at AnnualCreditReport.com. For updates on security breaches, see the Web sites of the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse and the Identity Theft Resource Center.

I'll save you my usual rant on ID theft and how the government is ignoring this crime -- at least for this post. ;-)

But I would like to second their suggestion to check your credit report regularly to make sure you haven't been taken advantage of. I just did this last month myself (and do so at least once a year -- though I like to do it more often.) With a free credit report from the three credit reporting agencies each year, you can (and should) space them out every four months and keep a revolving check on your credit report status.