Potential Scam Victim
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Contact the credit reporting agencies to place a fraud alert on your credit reports. These are currently 90-day advisory only fraud alerts. You may reestablish a fraud alert with the credit reporting agencies on day 91. You will need an identity theft police report to extend the fraud alert for seven years.
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Cancel all credit card, bank account, or ATM/Debt account numbers given out. Password protect those accounts.
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Notify DMV if driver’s license number was also given.
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Monitor your credit reports using the annual credit report system by staggering out your requests between the three credit reporting agencies every four months.
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Monitor the monthly statements sent to you from the compromised accounts closely. If there is a questionable charge or change of information then report it to the fraud department of that company immediately and close that account.
Links to Resources on our Website:
Fact Sheet 123 I Gave My Info to a Scam Artist - Now What?
Scams & Consumer Alerts
Fact Sheet 125 Free Annual Credit Reports
ITRC / Debix Message

