Avoid Hard Inquiries That Aren’t Yours –Top 10 Anti-Fraud Tips (Part 1)

It’s your worst financial nightmare: you apply for a credit card or a loan, and you get turned down for a bad credit score even though you have done everything right, made your payments on time, limited hard inquiries, and kept your credit card balances low. Unfortunately, fraud isn’t as uncommon as you think, and even if the person who has assumed your identity isn’t actually granted credit, they can still destroy your credit score with hard inquiries simply by applying for it.

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