subject: Free Credit Report - Minimizing Identity Theft Issues [print this page] Is there anybody out there that truly is not aware how important it is to have a pretty good credit score and if you don't, to give it your all to make sizeable improvements to it. It's a reality that in our contemporary world, without a decent credit score, you wouldn't even be able to buy a fork on credit! That's one of the major factors why it's so significant to keep your eye on your credit score with the accompanying credit report, on a repeatable basis throughout the year. This must to be done not just to be positive that there are no blunders by companies or financial institutions in regards to your report, but additionally, to keep a close eye on your identity and certify that no one has been using your reputation and good name. We all understand what type of a world we live in with so many identity criminals at hand that will take advantage of your good name and credit, any way they are able to, without giving it the slightest thought. Think about this, when did you last actually have sneaked a good look at your official credit report? Have you taken a look at it in the last two months? Have you looked at it in the last three years? Have you ever seen it? Don't you think it's about time you looked at a free credit report? It is a fact that around half the adult population out there never at any time, looked at their credit report! I also know that from the other half, about fifty percent of them take a look at it a mere once or twice a year! No wonder this country is plagued with identity thefts! The wrongdoers know these statistics and take advantage of it every second of the day. Looking at a credit score just once or twice every year is like skating on thin ice. It's like giving the criminal element an open invitation to totally demolish your credit, your identity, and most significantly, leave your complete future at terrible risk! To secure your future and reduce any damage that these criminals can do, you should be checking your credit report not less than once a month. The ultimate method to combat and keep any damage these identity criminals can do is by searching and finding it as quickly as possible and ending it quickly! There are places to go online to get a free credit report with zeroobligation to obtaining one. Do you now see why it is so very important to have a look at your credit report on a regular, frequent basis?