While we harp on credit monitoring as one of the ways folks can keep themselves safe from ID Theft, the reality is that they're just one piece of the puzzle.
This article gives an in-depth look at a full identity takeover, that lasted a decade. It includes discussion of being turned down for a mortgage, fraudulent employment, and even the need to use a high school yearbook to prove that" you," are actually you.
It's a really sobering look at one of the toughest types of theft that our trained experts help consumers to mediate.