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The Federal Trade Commission created a 68 page booklet on what to do if your identity has been stolen. This guide provides tips, worksheets, blank forms and sample letters to help guide you through the recovery process. The booklet can be found at http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/features/feature-0014-identity-theft Below is some of the information you’ll find in the booklet. *Table of Contents**:* *INTRODUCTION * *IMMEDIATE STEPS* Place an Initial Fraud Alert Order Your Credit Reports Create an Identity Theft Report *NEXT STEPS * Review Your Credit Reports Dispute Errors with Credit Reporting Companies Blocking: Report Errors to the Credit Reporting Companies Blocking: Report Errors to Businesses Get Copies of Documents the Identity Thief Used ATM and Debit Cards Checking Accounts Credit Cards Bankruptcy Filed in Your Name Investment Accounts Debt Collectors Government-Issued Identification Mail Theft Utilities Student Loans Misuse of Social Security Number Income Taxes Medical Identity Theft Child Identity Theft Criminal Violations *REDUCE YOUR RISK * Review Your Credit Reports Review Your Explanation of Medical Benefits Respond Quickly to Notices from the Internal Revenue Service Active Duty Alerts for Military Personnel Protect Your Personal Information *SAMPLE LETTERS AND FORMS * *Contact info is provided on the inside back cover.* __._,_.___ __,_._,___ -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
