4 Things to Do Now - If you think your identity has been stolen.
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NOTE: Just recently two of my friends have been the victim of Identity Theft. Here is the Information I found to help them deal with it. I thought others would find it useful.
Do you know the steps you can take to minimize your risk and minimize the damage if your identity is stolen?
Remember - there are no guarantees about avoiding identity theft. Here are 4 steps you can take immediately if you think someone has used your identity for illegal purposes.
Step 1... Contact
A fraud alert tells creditors to follow certain procedures before opening any new accounts.
Step 2... Close
Use the ID Theft Affidavit when disputing new unauthorized accounts.
Step 3... File
Here is the link to the FTC's Identity Theft Complaint Form.
Step 4... Report
Give the police a copy of your FTC ID Theft complaint form.
Get a copy of the police report (or, at least, the police report number). You may need it when dealing with the creditor.
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- leugim leugim Dec 11, 2008 @ 2:40 pm
- More and more internet crimes and frauds are up every day. Thank you for making this lens.
I also found this website thats is tryng to spread the word about online frauds so people are not deceived. If everyone is informed, hardly anyone will ever be caugth by this thieves. Check it out:
http://stopidfraud.net46.net/
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- AlarmSystemSpecialist AlarmSystemSpecialist Sep 1, 2008 @ 1:19 am
- These are some great steps and tips for people who are looking to Protect Against Identity Theft - Great lens, thanks for the info!
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- ShortSaleRealtor ShortSaleRealtor Dec 17, 2007 @ 1:57 pm
- great lens 5 stars 4 u
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- corvettez89 corvettez89 Aug 9, 2007 @ 7:36 am
- Hi Tom,
Nice article. I've had a bit of id theft some years ago. It wasn't nice.....
CJ
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- elishadavis elishadavis Jun 18, 2007 @ 11:19 am
- Hi Tom!
Great Lens. Useful and informative! Five stars indeed :D
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