Good morning, Friends.....--seems that in the confusion following my computer melt-down in February that I
failed to send the following "stuff" out to you.... (thus the reference in the
first article about Daytona......)
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Thanks to Bill and Kathy Sierchio for the following:
We've all heard horror stories about fraud that's committed us in
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> your name, address, SS#, credit, etc. Unfortunately I (the author
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> of this piece who happens to be an attorney) have firsthand
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> knowledge, because my wallet was stolen last month and within a
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> week the thieve(s) ordered an expensive monthly cell phone package,
> applied
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> for a VISA credit card, had a credit line approved to buy a
> Gateway computer, received a PIN number from DMV to change my
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> driving record information online, and more.
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> But here's some critical information to limit the
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> damage in case this happens to you or someone you
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> know. As everyone always advises, cancel your credit cards
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> immediately, but the key is having the toll free numbers and your
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> card numbers handy so you know whom to call. Keep those where you
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> can find them easily. File a police report immediately in the
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> jurisdiction where it was stolen, this proves to
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> credit providers you were diligent, and is a first step
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> toward an investigation (if there ever is one).
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> But here's what is perhaps most important:
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> (I never ever thought to do this)
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> Call the three national credit reporting organizations
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> immediately to place a fraud alert on your name and SS#.
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> I had never heard of doing that until advised by a bank
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> that called to tell me an application for credit
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> was made over the Internet in my name.
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> The alert means any company that checks your
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> credit knows your information was stolen and they have
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> to contact you by phone to authorize new credit.
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> By the time I was advised to do this,
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> almost 2 weeks after the theft, all the damage had been done.
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> There are records of all the credit checks initiated
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> by the thieves' purchases, none of which I knew about before
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> placing the alert. Since then, no additional damage has been done,
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> and the thieves threw my wallet away this weekend (someone turned
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> it in). It seems to have stopped them in their tracks.
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> The numbers are:
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> Equifax: 1-800-525-6285
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> Experian (formerly TRW): 1-888-397-3742
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> Trans Union: 1-800-680-7289
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