2007-01-22 11:21:25 · 10 answers · asked by cakekweeny 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Credit
This is what I did. I froze my bank accounts then the next day closed them out and reopened them. I then canceled all my credit cards. Most bank reps will give you information on what you need to do. Credit reporting agencies was the last thing. The most important thing was keeping my money. Talk to your bank represenative, they have a multitude of information on identity theft and how to handle it.
2007-01-22 12:24:31 · answer #1 · answered by 2fine4u 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Notify your bank, all the credit bureaus and SSA. When you contact the SSA ask for a listing of financial earnings to date. Then take action according to your findings. If something comes up with the credit bureaus report it and they will put a hold on your credit requesting verification before any more credit is issued to any major credit card. If something comes up at the SSA report you can actually report it to the police then have the person picked up an charged for perjury.
Good Luck!! I hope it works out for you.
2007-01-22 19:31:18 · answer #2 · answered by Samia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bank. Inform them ASAP.
File a police report.
Contact all the credit bureaus and put a flag on your SSN. I would go through the Federal Trade Comission web site and fill out a few forms on there too.
Its serious business! I had mine stolen and it can be a real pain.
2007-01-22 19:35:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
notify your bank as soon as possible for one thing. If you have any details on how that was stolen you may want to file a police report so that you have a record owh when you discovered that in case someone uses your identity for purchases or the like.
2007-01-22 19:33:27 · answer #4 · answered by Al B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There have been several excellent answers to your question, but I am going to go a step farther to help prevent this in the future.
Never use the computer at work to access anything important to you on the internet. I manage a business, and several of my employees regularly use their computers to check their bank and credit card statements, as well as to pour out their hearts and minds about their sex lives on myspace and other web sites.
What they don't realize is that our computers have software that records everyting they type, including all their passwords and all their most intimate thoughts.
2007-01-22 19:53:00 · answer #5 · answered by Stanley T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to get on this now. The more time that goes by the more damage that can be done. The following site has a identity fraud service and a lot of good information
2007-01-22 19:39:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well..........long answer.
The best place to start is your bank and credit card companies. You need to advise them of the situation and decide if you want to add passwords, etc. too all transactions.
You also need to contact the credit bureaus and have them flag your account.
You should also contact your local police department and file a report.
2007-01-22 19:30:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Start by contacting all three credit-reporting agencies, and tell them you want to freeze your credit because you believe your identity has been stolen. Thats important - it will prevent anyone from opening additional credit accounts under YOUR name. HTH!
2007-01-22 19:30:09 · answer #8 · answered by BiffJohnson 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
first thing you do is file a police report,so you have doctumention that your idenity was stolen.Cancel all cards and talk to the fraud dept# in each case card holders, and the bank~Montel williams did a show today on this~
2007-01-22 19:33:08 · answer #9 · answered by Smiles 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When it happened to me I called the police.
2007-01-22 19:29:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋