2. WHEN BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD NAMES

3. IDENTITY THIEVES FRADULENTLY USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION TO

4. GET CREDIT CARDS, OPEN BANK ACCOUNTS, GET SERVICES SUCH AS PHONE OR CABLE IN YOUR NAME

5. WITHOUT WITHOUT YOU KNOWING ABOUT IT

6. GOODS AND SERVICES ARE BOUGHT

8. THESE NON-PAYMENTS SHOW UP

9. YOU GET LETTERS ABOUT BOUNCED CHECKS

10. BILL COLLECTORS START CALLING YOU

11. ALL BECAUSE SOMEONE

12. WHERE CAN A THIEF STEAL YOUR IDENTITY?

13. ATMATM PUBLIC PHONE CREDIT CARD CELL PHONE TRASH E MAIL OUT-GOING MAIL AT WORK INCOMINGMAIL

14. The INTERNET IS A “GOLD MINE” OF

15. FOR THE IDENTITY THIEF

16. PASSWORDS PROTECT YOUR PASSWORDS

17. SPAM REPLYING TO SPAM E-MAIL EVEN TO UNSUBSCRIBE TELLS A THIEF THE E-MAIL ADDRESS IS ACCURATE

18. PROVIDING PERSONAL INFORMATION ON OFFICIAL LOOKING WEBSITES SUCH AS FAKE CONTESTS, MORTGAGE OR CREDIT CARD APPLICATIONS

19. PROVIDES INFORMATION THAT MAY BE TO IDENTITY THIEVES

20. SCAMS STEALING PURSES AND WALLETS SCAMS FILL OUT CHANGE-OF-ADDRESS FORMS AT THE POST OFFICE & HAVE YOUR MAIL DIVERTED TO THEM

21. GIVING THE IDENTITY THIEVES

22. THEY CALL CREDIT CARD COMPANIES AND CHANNGE THE ADDRESS ON YOUR ACCOUNTS THEY GIVE YOUR NAME TO THE POLICE IF THEY ARE ARRESTED

23. NOT AND DO NOT SHOW UP FOR THE COURT DATE

24. IN 2001 THERE WERE 500,000 REPORTED INDENTITY THEFT CASES

25. THE COST TO TO BANK AND CREDIT CARD COMPANIES WAS

26. THE AVERAGE VICTIM SPENDS ABOUT

27. CLEANING UP THEIR CREDIT REPORT!!!

28. WAYS TO HELP

29. NEVER GIVE YOUR SOCIAL NUMBER TO ANYONE

30. LOCK UP YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY CARD NEVER CARRY YOUR CARD WITH YOU

31. DO NOT WRITE YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER ON YOUR CHECKS !!!!!

32. DO NOT HAVE YOUR PHONE NUMBER OR DRIVER’S LICENSE NUMBER PRINTED ON YOUR CHECKS

33. CHECK YOUR CREDIT AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR REPORT ANY INACCURACIES

34. IN WRITING CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED

35. ANYTHING WITH PERSONAL INFORMATION ON IT

36. INSTALL A LOCKING MAILBOX

37. SEND MAIL DIRECTLY FROM THE POST OFFICE

39. HELP!!!!

42. FILE A POLICE REPORT

43. NOTIFY ALL THE CREDIT BUREAUS

44. IN WRITING CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED

45. THEY ARE: EQUIFAX EXPERIAN TRANS UNION

46. PUT A ON YOUR CREDIT REPORT

47. CLOSE ALL THE AFFECTED ACCOUNTS

48. DISPUTE ALL UNAUTHORIZED ACCOUNTS!!!!

49. FILE YOUR COMPLAINT WITH THE FTC (FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION)

50. DOCUMENT EVERYTHING

51. CONTACT THE POST OFFICE

52. CALL THE SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE

53. CONTACT THE CHECK VERIFICATION COMPANIES

54. IN WRITING THAT YOU HAVE BEEN A VICTIM OF IDENTITY THEFT

55. SEND EVERYTHING CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED

56. KEEP COPIES OF YOU SEND OUT

57. KEEP A RECORD OF EVERY PHONE CONVERSATION YOU HAVE

58. IN YOUR DOCUMENTATION

59. INCLUDE NAME OF THE PERSON TO WHOM YOU SPOKE THEIR IDENTIFICATION NUMBER DATE AND TIME OF CALL

60. DEALING WITH IDENTITY THEFT TAKES

61. AND