This is the third in a series of articles which will increase your awareness about  Identity Theft.     All of us know the importance of credit reports in our lives. Your credit report shows your personal information including your legal name, alias names, addresses, current and previous employers, social insurance number and date of birth.   It also shows details of most credit enquiries carried out by financial institutions, retailers and many other credit reporting agencies including:   Current and past credit status Total number of open and closed accounts If the balances of our accounts are current or delinquent Public record information such as federal bankruptcy records local government court records, liens, judgments, and child support records (information that can stay in your record for up to 10 ...