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Sign Save all credit card receipts and match them against your Notify monthly bills. advance of enforcement where Never loan obtained or financial account the card or on If you applied it hasn' t call to your credit cards put your credit card or on a if Privacy Rights Clearing House for are workable leads, such as witnesses and a new credit card and in timely a or credit card manner, suspect information, assigned company lost or stolen credit cards pect, an case. expiration Contact the dates to the case. an investigator Unfortunately, will of mail or officer will not be P U.S. Government Accounting Office be is- U.S. Postal Inspection Service assigned to the i e7 X_ Notes: telephone- s6lfcitaff6n9—_,-,-,, International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators go to links section) if designed solely.'f6-obtain- PC www.eq-uifax.com www.experian.com www.tue.com numbers. 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Closely monitor prior delivered), A Quick Reference Guide California Dept. of Consumer Affairs www.dea.ca crime occurred ( goods or services may not be assigned to this case. other involved. Report the outside of an envelope. arrived the bank number anyone. any report. Depending upon the location (jurisdiction) of any change of address or phone number. Never agency concerning this IDENTITY THEFT Federal Trade Commission www.ftc.gov you have contact with any business or law your credit card companies and financial institutions in SITES Make a note of this case number in your detailed history folder and reference it when all new credit cards upon receipt. C U-11 k F Ak SANTA ROSH Identity Contact date rity of birth, to impersonate them. P tion enables the social secu- identity incur this in automobiles, services with utility unpaid I did demanding commit than file You applying not open this balance. Someone credit or Theft of ments; bank myself. 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Box 105069 wrongfully used my personal line of credit/ service. Your company extended a line of credit/ services to someone other Your Identity Fraud pay- vies. How does " new accounts. obtain a for loans, credit cards and social security benefits, renting apartments, and establish- ing letter self This informs- thief to a statement placed CREDIT BUREAUS received your ment of($ amount). forms of fraud which include, but are not limited to, taking over the victim' s financial accounts, opening new bank acpurchasing have problem. Equifax On( date), I numerous counts, in Dear( Creditor' s Name): pieces number and mothers maiden name, order the of and Sample Creditor Letter key of someone' s identifying information, such as name, address, inform them that theft involves acquiring Identity by phone all creditors writing to b Y vicidentity theft. The FTC helps by providing information to complaints P financial help P esolve lems that could and other result from P rob- identity t3' Their hotline telephone number is 1- 8 77- IDTHEFT 438- 4338)• theft. Call fraud each units of to the three report credit bureaus' identity theft. Ask to 710- 9898 428- 9623 CheckRite— ( 800) 766- 2748 CrossCheck— (707) 586- 0551 Check Systems— (800) 437- 5120 International Check Services — 800) 526- 5380 Contact the Social Security Administra- tion s Fraud Hotline—( 800) 269- 0271 Earnings/ Benefits Statement— 800) 772- 1213. Order your credit report from the discrepancies. Never leave receipts at bank ma- chines bank counters trash rece P tacles, or unattended gasoline pumps. Kee P track of all your paperwork. When you no longer need it, destroy it.