my purse was stolen what do i do?

Question

my purse was stolen along with my ssn and drivers licence. i am so freaked, anyway i called the credit reporting agencies. is there more i should be doing? the credit agencies say the robber cannot get another loan out since i reported it. still i feel they (the robber) could totally ruin me. what do you think? thank you

Answer 1

Make sure you've cancelled all credit cards and bank cards. You will need to get a new copy of your social security card (see link below) and a new driver's license. You can hope that the thief was just interested in your cash, but with all the identity theft nowadays, you can't be sure. You'll have to closely monitor you credit reports to make sure nothing suspect turns up.

Answer 2

Step one - fill out a police report

Step two - call your bank and credit issuers to close your accounts and open new ones

Step three - call the credit reporting agencies and put a statement on your account that you need to be contacted at home before any new accounts are opened

Step four - contact the SSA and your state's DPS to get a new SSN and driver's license.

Step five - when you receive the new SS card, keep it in a safe place at home. There is NO need to carry your SS card with you.

Check the website below for further info.

Answer 3

More than likely, they took the cash and tossed the purse.

To be cautious, do the following:

Call your bank and tell them that your purse was stolen. They will take care of your debit card and checks.

Call your credit card companies. They will take care of your cards.

Contact the DMV. They will put out an alert.

Contact the 3 credit reporting agencies.

Answer 4

As long as your financial accounts can't be charged, you should be OK. Usually they just want the cash.

This happens all the time, cancel your credit cards and get new ATM cards issued. If there were checks or a checkbook in there you might want to change your bank account number.

Get a new driver's license, if you have a passport, that's perfect, otherwise you'll want to bring a birth certificate and a yearbook or some other photo ID if you have one to the DMV.

Answer 5

Did you already call the police? As long as you reported it to the police, the SSN office, the bank, and whatever other cards or places you believe the robber could use against you, then you should be fine. Hopefully they will catch the jerk and you won't need to worry any longer.

Answer 6

close all checking, bank accounts, and credit lines..
call the IRS..report your social security number stolen..
make sure you call the police and have them come to you to make a serious report..

when closing all the above make sure they know it was stolen and all activity after a certain time is fraud... Also, let the DMV know that your license was stolen, they can put a block on it so it cant Be used and the person can be traced ( if it is used anywhere the license has to be scanned, like bars and some retail outlets)

This is a very serious , scary matter..
I wish you all the best..

Answer 7

Call the police, cancel all credit and checking accounts, alert the Social Security office, tell the license bureau......This happened to me once, and a week later my purse showed back up with no money or credit cards and they used all the money in my checking account.....No real big deal now, but just watch your statements for anything suspicious........

Answer 8

Identity theft occurs when a criminal uses another person's personal information to take on that person's identity. Identity theft is much more than misuse of a Social Security number-it can also include credit card and mail fraud. If you think you may be a victim of identity theft, contact the...see below link

Answer 9

File a police report, cancel all credit cards, change your bank account numbers

Answer 10

in first place call to your bank and let that they know you can stop all your credits and is the most important thing before that someone make a bad use of them in second place you need request for another SS card same for your driver license.