I think I have been the victim of identity theft. What can I do?

The following post in our Reader Question series is an actual user submitted question ... of the three credit bureaus and ask them to place a credit freeze on your credit report ... of a credit freeze. A fraud alert is an annotation on your credit report that lets potential lenders [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 00:33:48

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LifeLock and Identity Theft

LifeLock, one of the companies that offers identity-theft protection in the United States, has been taking quite a beating recently. They're being sued by credit bureaus, competitors and lawyers in several states ... and Accurate Credit Transactions Act, or Facta, credit bureaus were forced to allow you to put a fraud [more...]

Date: 2008-06-17 12:51:25

What Happens AFTER You Get Your Identity Stolen

Having your identity stolen is far more damaging than just losing money ... . Get a new license.  Close bank accounts.  Open bank accounts.  Contact all credit bureaus to freeze your credit and activate fraud alerts.  Contact the FTC and report ID theft.  Call here, email here, drive [more...]

Date: 2008-07-29 19:02:03

Though national statistics are trending downward, millions of Americans still at risk for identity theft.

Fairfax Connection- Though national statistics are trending downward, identity theft remains one of the most prevalent crimes in the country ... a monthly fee to contact each of the three major credit bureaus and put a fraud alert on a client’ ... , creditors and other institutions in order to restore their credit back to its original state. The mean [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 15:37:54

More miscellanous roundup--Internet spying, car fraud and more

Over at Slashdot, an item reports that Wikileaks has posted an internal British Telecom report on the secret trials of the extremely controversial ... advertising based on a user's browsing habits."FTC has a new website on telephone fraud ... the credit bureau Trans Union's (TU release) long-running and insolent violation of the Fair Credit [more...]

Date: 2008-06-05 22:00:33

Disputing Negative Information Found On Your Credit Report

Your credit report is constantly changing depending on your spending habits or especially in the event that you have become a victim of fraud ... do it yourself or hire a professional credit repair. If you choose to handle re-establishing your credit ... bureaus and the collection agency. First thing you will need to do is write a letter to the credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 20:01:24

Capital One Mails Fraud Claim To The Person Committing Fraud [Defeating The Purpose]

"Lisa" writes, "I recently found out that I was a victim of identity theft ... in LA. Capital One Bank— while I appreciate them sending me a letter telling me they sent a credit card ... at all three Credit Bureaus— why ON EARTH would they still send out a card? I called Capital One immediately [more...]

Date: 2008-09-17 01:51:59

Lawyer and Conspirator Sentenced in Metropolitan Money Store Mortgage Fraud Scheme

Richard Allison , 38, Camp Springs, Maryland, an attorney and employee of the U.S. Census Bureau, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus to 18 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme which falsely promised to help homeowners facing foreclosure keep their homes and repair their damaged credit. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-17 09:55:48

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