2007-11-09 10:51:45 · 6 answers · asked by lillamb 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Credit
http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/fraud_numbers.html
2007-11-09 11:09:58 · answer #1 · answered by barb j 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK. This is pretty big. You need to contact the big three credit bureaus, Experian, Equifax and TransUnion, and put Fraud Alerts on all your credit reports.
You also need to call each of those credit card companies right away and get them closed.
Unfortunately, there is no instant way to find out about new credit cards opened under your name. It takes a while for the credit reports to show those.
You may want to sign up for one of those credit monitoring services that charge you $12.95 a month or so, so you can keep on top of your credit reports for a few months.
2007-11-09 10:59:52 · answer #2 · answered by Uncle Pennybags 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I should hope you KNOW what credit cards you have, otherwise you've got WAY too many.
Contact your bank, and whatever credit card companies you DO know you've used and tell them about your situation and that you want to put a freeze on the account. Don't close them. Once someone tries to use the cards, the freeze will tell the store to hold the person for the cops. Then you can unlock your accounts again. Good luck.
2007-11-09 10:59:50 · answer #3 · answered by Josh C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can pull all three credit reports....It would show all accounts that have been recently opened....
You have the option of having an identity theft alert put on your credit files...this would stop anyone from attempting to open up new credit under your name.
2007-11-09 10:58:56 · answer #4 · answered by CatDad 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should know what credit cards you have from your own personal records!!
2007-11-09 10:58:49 · answer #5 · answered by npk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just cancel all of them
2007-11-09 13:27:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋