The Identity Theft Resource Center has partnered with
MyIDScore.com for a new online test that predicts your risk of having your identity stolen.
Simply go to MyIDScore.com and click the "Check My ID Score" banner. You'll be asked to enter your name, home address, phone number, Social Security number and other identifying info.
It's entirely up to you if you choose to give your Social Security number. It is
not required, but tends to give a more accurate reading of your risk level.
Clark chose to enter his Social because he has already frozen his credit. The results? The consumer champ scored a 424 on a scale with 1 being the lowest and 1,000 being the highest. Scores of 500 or more indicate you are in greater danger of having your identity stolen. If you score a 750 or above, you are a sitting duck!
Our team members also ran checks on themselves. Producer Joel scored a 183. Executive producer Christa scored a 271. But the lowest score of all went to senior producer Kim, who scored an 85 without her Social and a more accurate 105 when she did enter her Social.
If you are in the danger zone above 750, Clark recommends going the next step and
freezing your credit to prevent economic identity theft.
Editor's note: We are not responsible for the functionality (or lack thereof) of third-party sites such as MyIDScore.com.
Therefore, we are unable to assist you if this site does not work for you for any reason.
We can, however, confirm that this site worked for our staffers as detailed above.