Deter. Detect. Defend. Avoid ID Theft

Hi all,

It's been a quite a while since I posted to the MnD Security Communications Blog, so I thought that with the Holiday season in full swing that I would talk a little bit about identify theft. Here's an excerpt from the FTC's Identity Theft Web Site, please take heed...

Darrell

Deter. Detect. Defend. Avoid ID Theft: "If you think your identity has been stolen, here's what to do:

Contact the fraud departments of any one of the three consumer reporting companies to place a fraud alert on your credit report. A fraud alert tells creditors to follow certain procedures before open any new accounts...
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Close the accounts that you know or believe have been tampered with or opened fraudulently. Use the ID Theft Affidavit (PDF, 56KB) when disputing new unauthorized accounts...
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File your complaint with the FTC. You may print a copy of your complaint to provide important standardized information for your police report...
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File a report with your local police or police in the community where the identity theft took place. 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)…
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Safe surfing,

Darrell Mishler
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