Yes - this is the best thing you can do. As long as you don’t intend to apply for a loan / credit anyplace in the direct near term that is timing crucial ( home purchase etc.).
The only downside I know of is they might make you jump through hoops to unfreeze. My dad had a hell of a time unfreezing - YMMV of course. It took him months…..
The freeze is pretty painless as should the unfreeze be for most.
They are getting better and better at fooling people - especially those who are not so tech savvy.
So - just a caution an reminder to pause before using a ‘check site’.
There are likely to be hundreds of them (fake) popping up now - I’d guess.
Yeah - just more of a warning for people to be careful out there.
The scammers are getting better every day at fooling people.
What used to be hokey looking websites with obvious misspellings or bad grammar are now much more realistic down to the fake URL’s and such.
Also, please be vigilant and look out for SCAM websites that might also appear to be doing the safety-check but are, in fact, mischievously collecting your info!!!
Epoch Times’ site was pay-walled for me so, I didn’t look at the article and sites. They are likely legit. This is a warning about other sites that might not be…
Just a reminder to be cautious with any of these sites.
There are sure to be a bunch of fake ones popping up to take advantage of people’s concerns.
They practiced that together on the bus ride in 😀