Contributed by Rosie Cisneros

People in the U.S. can now obtain a free copy of their credit report once a year by visiting www.annualcreditreport.com. And while it’s recommended that you take advantage of this offer by Congress, don’t try to access the above website through any pop-up ads or email messages as they are likely to be identity theft scams.

Instead, only access the site by typing in the web address above.

Reports aren’t available for all U.S. residents yet. Reports for residents in the Western states were available in December 2004, residents in the Midwest it was March 1, 2005 and East coast residents can get theirs on September 1, 2005

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