Anybody Use a Credit Watch Company for Identity Protection?

[WatchYourStep 0]

If so who?

I've had my identity swiped twice. Neither time did they get much and my bank recouped my expenses. Thinking about signing up to a credit watch agency just in case.

Anyone have suggestions on who they use or which ones to stay away from?

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[normiss 851]

My homeowner's policy has coverage for it.
I'm sticking with that.

IMO, the credit bureaus need to change the way they release our info.

[SkyBastard 0]

yeh i use credit expert but i've been trying to find a way to cancel the bastard thing... there's no way to delete my card off it :/

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[skyrider 0]

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If so who?

I've had my identity swiped twice. Neither time did they get much and my bank recouped my expenses. Thinking about signing up to a credit watch agency just in case.

Anyone have suggestions on who they use or which ones to stay away from?

Waste of money...most GOOD credit card companies watch it for you!

[Unstable 9]

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've had my identity swiped twice. Neither time did they get much and my bank recouped my expenses. Thinking about signing up to a credit watch agency just in case.

Anyone have suggestions on who they use or which ones to stay away from?

We had our Identity swiped just about 3 weeks ago. It was amazing what our bank (Community First here in Hat-Town) did for us. Before they could even get ahold of us by voice, they shut down our cards, sent us texts, and recouped expenses. IIRC, a bunch of rejected swipes went through Dillards Online store, and that sent them off.

IMHO, I'd be VERY cautious about credit monitoring companies. I've had several friends with 'Free Credit Report.com' get sucked into long contracts for just not shutting down their account fast enough.

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[shah269 0]

I have one with Capital One.
$5 a month.
Works very well. So much so that I have to tell them when I'm going out of the country or they will kill my cards.

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[Andy0689 0]

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I have one with Capital One.
$5 a month.
Works very well. So much so that I have to tell them when I'm going out of the country or they will kill my cards.

I have a credit card with US Bank and they do that for free. Sometimes even block me if I just have a strange purchase that they've had someone dispute with them in the past. I think they do it to protect their own asses.

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[Jbag 0]

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I have one with Capital One.
$5 a month.
Works very well. So much so that I have to tell them when I'm going out of the country or they will kill my cards.

you still 16 or something? capital one is for those people with zero credit, they have huge APR and small limits..and i guess they charge for that service that should be free.

IHYD

[amstalder 0]

My husband uses trilegient (sp?) through Wachovia/Wells Fargo. The bank automatically signed him up for it, which originally werent very happy about, but he's happy he has it now.

[mdaniel612 0]

"mycreditkeeper" is pretty good

[wildcard451 0]

The only one I have is through my prepaid legal tha I have at work. A few bucks a month and if anything happens to my credit they will do all the legwork to fix it for me.

Both of my banks, BoA and HSBC are very proactive about credit and fraud. If I don't call them when I travel to high risk cities they will call and notify me, or hold the accounts. BoA also re-couped the one time I have a cloned card go on a spending spree. No issues. No fees.

[skymama 37]

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Works very well. So much so that I have to tell them when I'm going out of the country or they will kill my cards.

I have that with HSBC and don't pay anything for it. They even called once when a charge for pizza for my son's soccer team was put on my account by me. I can understand though, I was in Miami!

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[silent_pumpkin 0]

Equifax, no problems and worth the price for peace of mind.