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What to Do When Made Victim of Identity Theft?
Don’t Panic! Well, this may look like a message engraved on the cover of “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”, the legendary book written by British writer Douglas Adams, but this is precisely the reaction you should have when confronted with identity theft. There are government agencies and federal as well as state laws to [...]
Clearing Up An Identity Theft Crime Scene
No matter how much you can protect yourself, identity theft is still a real risk that can happen to you. Identity theft has just become so rampant that anybody is vulnerable. So part of protecting yourself these days, is knowing what to do once you’ve been hit by identity theft. Thinking of this like a [...]
What To Do If You Lose Your Social Security Card
Identity theft can happen to anyone, and one of the most common ways is through the loss of your Social Security Card, which contains your full name and Social Security Number, everything a crook needs to assume your identity. But the big question is, what do you do if you believe your Social Security Number [...]
After it happens, you need to make your plan.
Identity theft happens, now what? It’s time for your plan of attack. And this is not something you can put off until tomorrow. So, let’s take a minute, and a deep breath to get the most important things done ASAP. Close the accounts that you know, or think, have been tampered with. Cancel checking and [...]
