How to Protect Kids' Identities from Being Stolen

Summary: As you likely realize, fraudsters and scammers LOVE to steal identities. If you’re like me, you know more than one person whose identity, Social Security number, or personal information has been stolen and used illegally. Wise adults take precautions. We protect our credit card numbers, freeze our credit bureau accounts, never follow an email link without verifying it independently first, never give out our Social Security number unless we know for certain that it’s legitimate to do so, etc.