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Stolen car recovered after theft posted on YouTube

Stolen car recovered after theft posted on YouTube

Id Theft Prevention – Things to Do Right Now, Habits to Follow

The bear in your campground analogy:

Perfect protection is unreachable but you can be better protected than most people with reasonable efforts. The “Bear in Your Campground” story applies here. When a bear comes into your campground, you can’t outrun the bear but you can outrun the other campers. The fact is that there is no way you can be sure to outrun the thieves either, but you can outrun the other potential victims – and that may be enough. I will try to help you make the trade-offs that work for you.

There are lots of people out there making it easy to steal their identities. You don’t want to be one of them. There is a lot you can do without major expenditures and major changes in your lifestyle. The point of this book is to teach you what you can do and let you make intelligent trade-offs yourself of security versus cost and inconvenience.

Things to do right away:

The point of this is to get you off to a fast start, positioned to better protect yourself. Some of the things you should do right away include:

Review your last bank and card statements.

Be sure all listed transactions were authorized by a family member, don’t assume. Also check to see that you are not missing the most recent statement, as that might be a sign of account takeover. List each account and card on the Account and Card Inventory Form provided in the back of this book. Include on your list your divers license and ID cards from your employer, insurers, that would have to be replaced if your wallet was lost or stolen. This form will be an important tool for detection as well as recovery.

Order a credit report.

One report from each agency per year is now free. Some people get one each four months, on a revolving basis, so that they never have to pay for a report. Some request all three or each more often. This is one of those trade-offs of protection versus expense and effort. To order, go to the Annual Credit Report Service at www.annualcreditreport.com, call them at 877-322-8228, or contact a specific credit agency:

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