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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

• 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

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

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

• Fair Debt Collection
  [TEXT] [PDF]

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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