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In view of the July 29 Equifax Breach that exposed the personal information of 146 million American citizens to the hackers, here are the names, addresses and toll-free numbers of the four credit bureaus that readers should contact to put a credit freeze on their credit files, records or reports.

I hope that all your readers will do that for their own personal protection.

Equifax

PO Box 740241

Atlanta, Ga. 30374

1-800-685-1111 or

1-866-447-7559

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Experian

PO Box 9554

Allen, Tx. 75013

1-866-541-6913 or

1-888-397-3742

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Innovis

875 Greentree Rd.

8 Parkway Center

Pittsburgh, Pa. 15220

1-800-540-2505

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Trans Union

PO Box 2000

Chester, Pa. 19016

1-888-909-8872

John Hollenback

Greenfield Twp.

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