Learning that you've become the victim of an identity thief can be surprisingly devastating information, especially when you've taken steps to secure your information. But, as thieves become more clever as well as more patient each year and also identify new ways to skim your information when it becomes vulnerable, identity fraud impacts progressively more Americans each year. When you discover that your information has gone somewhere you didn't know about, it can be upsetting news that makes it difficult to identify what a next step can be in that moment. Tracing the path reporting identity fraud upon discovery now - proactively- is the best time to learn or remind yourself what to do before the need arises. Just the same way you won't want to have to find a handyman after your dishwasher stops working, knowing who to contact when your identity information is in jeopardy can help offer the same kind of expedited response you need when things just aren't as they should be.