>
> Not
> A Joke!! Even If you dislike attorneys..You will love
> them for these tips.
>
>
>
> Read this and make a copy for your files in case you need to refer to
> it someday. Maybe we should all take some of his advice! A corporate
> attorney sent the following out to the employees in his company:
>
>
>
> 1.... Do not sign the back of your credit cards. Instead, put 'PHOTO
> ID REQUIRED.'
>
>
>
> 2. When you are writing checks to pay on your credit card accounts,
> DO NOT put the complete account number on the 'For' line. Instead,
> just put the last four numbers. The credit card company knows the
> rest of the number, and anyone who might be handling your check as it
> passes through all the check processing channels won't have access to
> it.
>
>
>
> 3. Put your work phone # on your checks instead of your home phone. If
> you have a PO Box use that instead of your home address. If you do not
> have a PO Box, use your work address. Never have your SS# printed on
> your checks. (DUH!) You can add it if it is necessary.
> But if you have It printed, anyone can get it.
>
>
>
> 4. Place the contents of your wallet on a photocopy machine. Do both
> sides of each license, credit card, etc. You will know what you had in
> your wallet and all of the account numbers and phone numbers to call
> and cancel.... Keep the photocopy in a safe place.
>
> I also carry a photocopy of my passport when I travel either here or
> abroad. We've all heard horror stories about fraud that's committed on
> us in stealing a Name, address, Social Security number, credit cards.
>
>
>
> Unfortunately, I, an attorney, have first hand knowledge because my
> wallet was stolen last month.... Within a week, the thieves ordered an
> expensive monthly cell phone package, applied for a VISA credit card,
> had a credit line approved to buy a Gateway computer, received a PIN
> number from DMV to change my driving record information online, and
> more.
>
> But here's some critical information to limit the damage in case this
> happens to you or someone you
> know:
>
>
>
> 5. We have been told we should cancel our credit cards immediately.
> But the key is having the toll free numbers and your card numbers
> handy so you know whom to call. Keep those where you can find them.
>
>
>
> 6. File a police report immediately
> in the jurisdiction where your credit cards, etc., were stolen. This
> proves to credit providers you were diligent, and this is a first step
> toward an investigation (if there ever is one).
>
>
>
> But here's what is perhaps most
> important of all: (I never even thought to do
> this.)
>
> 7. Call the 3 national credit reporting organizations immediately
> to place a fraud alert on your name and also call the Social Security
> fraud line number. I had never heard of doing that until advised by a
> bank that called to tell me an application for credit was made over
> the internet in my name.
>
>
>
> The alert means any company that checks your credit knows your
> information was stolen, and they have to contact you by phone to
> authorize new credit.
>
>
>
> By the time I was advised to do this, almost two weeks after the
> theft, all the damage had been done. There are records of all the
> credit checks initiated by the thieves' purchases, none of which I
> knew about before placing the alert. Since then, no additional damage
> has been done, and the thieves threw my wallet away this weekend
> (someone turned it in). It seems to have stopped them dead in their
> tracks...
>
>
>
> Now, here are the numbers you always need to contact about your
> wallet, if it has been stolen:
>
>
>
> 1.) Equifax:
> 1-800-525-6285
> 1-800-525-6285
>
>
>
> 2.) Experian (formerly TRW):
> 1-888-397-3742
> 1-888-397-3742
>
>
>
> 3.) Trans Union :
> 1-800-680 7289
> 1-800-680 7289
>
>
>
> 4.) Social Security Administration (fraud line):
>
> 1-800-269-0271
> 1-800-269-0271
>
> Not
> A Joke!! Even If you dislike attorneys..You will love
> them for these tips.
>
>
>
> Read this and make a copy for your files in case you need to refer to
> it someday. Maybe we should all take some of his advice! A corporate
> attorney sent the following out to the employees in his company:
>
>
>
> 1.... Do not sign the back of your credit cards. Instead, put 'PHOTO
> ID REQUIRED.'
>
>
>
> 2. When you are writing checks to pay on your credit card accounts,
> DO NOT put the complete account number on the 'For' line. Instead,
> just put the last four numbers. The credit card company knows the
> rest of the number, and anyone who might be handling your check as it
> passes through all the check processing channels won't have access to
> it.
>
>
>
> 3. Put your work phone # on your checks instead of your home phone. If
> you have a PO Box use that instead of your home address. If you do not
> have a PO Box, use your work address. Never have your SS# printed on
> your checks. (DUH!) You can add it if it is necessary.
> But if you have It printed, anyone can get it.
>
>
>
> 4. Place the contents of your wallet on a photocopy machine. Do both
> sides of each license, credit card, etc. You will know what you had in
> your wallet and all of the account numbers and phone numbers to call
> and cancel.... Keep the photocopy in a safe place.
>
> I also carry a photocopy of my passport when I travel either here or
> abroad. We've all heard horror stories about fraud that's committed on
> us in stealing a Name, address, Social Security number, credit cards.
>
>
>
> Unfortunately, I, an attorney, have first hand knowledge because my
> wallet was stolen last month.... Within a week, the thieves ordered an
> expensive monthly cell phone package, applied for a VISA credit card,
> had a credit line approved to buy a Gateway computer, received a PIN
> number from DMV to change my driving record information online, and
> more.
>
> But here's some critical information to limit the damage in case this
> happens to you or someone you
> know:
>
>
>
> 5. We have been told we should cancel our credit cards immediately.
> But the key is having the toll free numbers and your card numbers
> handy so you know whom to call. Keep those where you can find them.
>
>
>
> 6. File a police report immediately
> in the jurisdiction where your credit cards, etc., were stolen. This
> proves to credit providers you were diligent, and this is a first step
> toward an investigation (if there ever is one).
>
>
>
> But here's what is perhaps most
> important of all: (I never even thought to do
> this.)
>
> 7. Call the 3 national credit reporting organizations immediately
> to place a fraud alert on your name and also call the Social Security
> fraud line number. I had never heard of doing that until advised by a
> bank that called to tell me an application for credit was made over
> the internet in my name.
>
>
>
> The alert means any company that checks your credit knows your
> information was stolen, and they have to contact you by phone to
> authorize new credit.
>
>
>
> By the time I was advised to do this, almost two weeks after the
> theft, all the damage had been done. There are records of all the
> credit checks initiated by the thieves' purchases, none of which I
> knew about before placing the alert. Since then, no additional damage
> has been done, and the thieves threw my wallet away this weekend
> (someone turned it in). It seems to have stopped them dead in their
> tracks...
>
>
>
> Now, here are the numbers you always need to contact about your
> wallet, if it has been stolen:
>
>
>
> 1.) Equifax:
> 1-800-525-6285
> 1-800-525-6285
>
>
>
> 2.) Experian (formerly TRW):
> 1-888-397-3742
> 1-888-397-3742
>
>
>
> 3.) Trans Union :
> 1-800-680 7289
> 1-800-680 7289
>
>
>
> 4.) Social Security Administration (fraud line):
>
> 1-800-269-0271
> 1-800-269-0271
>
