Child Identity Theft

April 20, 2023

The ABC’s of Child Identity Theft and How to Prevent It

Fraud is not just a crime committed against adults. Child identity theft is a problem in Canada. Identity thieves and scam artists target children because their credit history is a blank slate, and most of the time, the theft is only discovered when the child has grown up and applies for credit as a young adult.

Here are some tips on how to help protect children from identity theft:

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