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A newborn's Social Security number is a clean financial identity. No credit history, no monitoring, no one checking. That combination makes it valuable to identity thieves, and the theft can run for years before anyone notices. A protection exists: the credit freeze. It is free, it works, and federal law guarantees the right to place one on a child's file at all three credit bureaus. The process takes documentation and patience, not money. This guide covers how child identity theft operates, how the freeze stops it, and what the freeze leaves uncovered.
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