- Report the theft of this information as quickly as possible to:
* Your credit card company, if you have given out your credit card information. * The company you believe was forged. * The Federal Trade Commission (spam@uce.gov)
- Review your billing statements carefully after the loss.
- Report the theft of this information to Golden Plains Credit Union as soon as possible. We will flag your account and contact you regarding any unusual activity.
- Check your other online accounts (PayPal, etc); everything for which you use an online password.
- Report the theft to one of the credit reporting agencies; the one you contact will contact the other two agencies.
Equifax: www.equifax.com Experian: www.experian.com Trans Union: www.transunion.com
- Contact your local police department to file a criminal report.
- Contact the Social Security Administration’s Fraud Hotline to report the unauthorized use of your personal identification number.
- Notify the Department of Motor Vehicles of your identity theft.
- Notify the passport office to watch out for anyone ordering a passport in your name.
- File a complaint with the Internet Fraud Complaint Center (IFCC) at www.ic3.gov
- Document the names and phone numbers of everyone you speak to regarding the incident.
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