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Identity Theft Fact Sheets

Whether you are looking to prevent identity theft or you have been the victim of identity theft, you will find a huge amount of useful and free information here about many identity theft topics.

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General Guides About Identity Theft

What-to-do guides

  • Getting Purse-onal: What To Do If Your Wallet or Purse Is Stolen
    [TEXT] [PDF]
  • Credit, ATM and Debit Cards: What to do If They're Lost or Stolen
    [TEXT] [PDF]
  • Identity Crisis... What to Do If Your Identity Is Stolen
    [TEXT] [PDF]

How to prevent and avoid identity theft

  • Identity Thieves Can Ruin Your Good Name: Tips for Avoiding Identity Theft
    [TEXT] [PDF]
  • Privacy Choices for Your Personal Financial Information
    [TEXT] [PDF]
  • Privacy: Tips for Protecting Your Personal Information
    [TEXT] [PDF]
  • Privacy: What You Do Know Can Protect You
    [TEXT] [PDF]

Phishing

  • Is Someone "Phishing" for Your Information?
    [TEXT]
  • How Not to Get Hooked by a Phishing Scam
    [TEXT]

Banking and Cash

Credit Cards

  • Avoiding Credit and Charge Card Fraud
    [TEXT] [PDF]
  • Credit, ATM and Debit Cards: What to do If They're Lost or Stolen
    [TEXT] [PDF]
  • Consumer Credit File Privacy: The Real Deal
    [TEXT] [PDF]

Credit Reports

  • Now Is the Time For All Good Consumers to Order a Copy of Their Credit Report
    [TEXT]
  • Fair Credit Billing
    [TEXT] [PDF]
  • Fair Credit Reporting
    [TEXT] [PDF]
  • How to Dispute Credit Report Errors
    [TEXT] [PDF]

Creditors and Debt Reporting

Miscellaneous

  • Hoax Targets Elderly African Americans
    [TEXT] [PDF]
  • The “Nigerian” Scam: Costly Compassion
    [TEXT] [PDF]
  • ID Theft Audio File (Shirley Rooker)
    [Audio1] [Audio 2]
  • ID Theft Video News Release (Dial Up Version - 56k)
    [Video 1] [Video 2]
  • ID Theft Video News Release (Broadband Version)
    [Video 1] [Video 2]

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