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
- ID Theft: What's It All
About?
[TEXT] [PDF] - ID
Theft: When Bad Things Happen to Your Good Name
[TEXT] [PDF] - ID
Theft Affidavit
[PDF] - Pretexting: Your Personal
Information Revealed
[TEXT] [PDF] - Pretext Calling and Identity Theft
- Classic Cons... And How to Counter Them
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
Banking and Cash
- Electronic Banking
[TEXT] [PDF] - A Crook Has Drained Your Account. Who Pays?
- When a Criminal's Cover is Your Identity
- Your Wallet: A Loser's Manual
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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