URLwire
for Monday, Febraury 16, 2004
| FTC Identity
Theft Resource Center Helps Consumers |
| . |
| Identity theft occurs
when someone uses your personal information such as your name, Social Security
number, credit card number or other identifying information, without your
permission to commit fraud or other crimes. |
| . |
The Federal Trade Commission's site
show you how to minimize your risk or recover from identity theft with
several excellent guides and reports that are free to the public.
Among the free reports available
at http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft/consumertopics_bk.html.
Understanding Identity Theft
-
What is identity theft?
-
How can someone steal my identity?
-
What are the consequences of identity
theft?
-
What is "pretexting" and how does it
relate to identity theft?
-
How long can identity theft problems
go on?
-
How can I tell if I'm a victim of identity
theft?
-
Are there any other steps I can take
to make sure I'm not an identity theft victim?
Protecting Against Identity Theft
-
How can I prevent identity theft from
happening to me?
-
What should I do if someone has stolen
or scammed my personal information or identification documents?
-
I have a computer and use the Internet.
What should I be concerned about?
-
How can I prevent companies from using
my personal information for marketing?
-
When should I provide my Social Security
number?
Filing a Complaint with the FTC
-
What does the FTC do to help victims
of identity theft?
-
What is the FTC doing to reduce identity
theft?
-
What does the FTC do about other types
of fraud?
-
Why should I file a complaint with the
FTC?
-
How does the FTC use the information
I provide?
-
CanI submit my complaint anonymously?
-
Will an investigation be opened if I
file a complaint?
-
What documents do I need to file with
my complaint?
-
What should I do if I've filed a complaint,
but get additional information or have additional problems?
Recovering From Identity Theft
-
How do I cope with identity theft?
-
What are the first steps I should take
if I'm a victim of identity theft?
-
What should I look for on a credit report
to indicate identity theft?
-
How can I get copies of my credit reports?
-
How much does a credit report cost?
-
How do I prove that I'm an identity
theft victim?
-
What are fraud alerts and victim statements?
-
Are fraud alerts and victim statements
always effective?
-
What should I do if the local police
will not take a report from me?
-
What do I do if someone has tampered
with my existing accounts?
-
What should I do about unauthorized
charges on my credit cards?
-
What do I do if someone is using my
checks?
-
How do I get back money that was stolen
from my debit card account or through other electronic fund transfers?
-
What do I do if my bank won't correct
the fraud?
-
What do I do if someone has opened new
credit accounts in my name?
-
How do I find contact information for
a company that has opened fraudulent accounts?
-
How do I correct inaccurate information
on my credit reports?
-
How do I stop debt collectors from contacting
me?
-
What do I do if someone has filed for
bankruptcy in my name?
-
What do I do about criminal records
made in my name?
-
What do I do if the identity thief has
gotten a driver's license in my name?
-
What do I do about investment transactions
made in my name?
-
What do I do about stolen mail or fraudulent
changes of address?
-
What do I do if my passport is lost
or stolen?
-
What do I do if the thief has obtained
phone service in my name?
-
What do I do if the thief has used my
identity to take out a student loan?
-
What do I do if the thief is using my
identity to file tax returns?
-
When should I contact the Social Security
Administration?
-
Should I apply for a new Social Security
number?
-
Should I use a credit monitoring service?
-
Should I buy identity theft insurance?
-
Can a credit repair company clear up
my record for me?
-
What should I do if I've done everything
you've advised, and I am still having problems?
News linking
services and news search engines are welcome to index/link this story
Headline/link:
FTC
Identity Theft Resource Center
URL: http://www.urlwire.com/news/021604.html
Complimentary advertisements
below (URLwire does not accept paid ads or affiliate links)
Does your site have all the
links it should have?
Get your site linked
and keep it linked,
with LinkAlert!
The service that
alerts you to new linking opportunities for your site, with tools, tips,
techniques, and articles. It helps you learn and use the same techniques
Ive been using for 7+ years for clients including PBS, Amazon.com, Warner
Bros., Discovery Channel and AOL. $49 for a lifetime membership. Read
further details here.
|
|
|
URLwire Stock Quote Links Provided
By Yahoo! Finance ®·
|
|
Complimentary Book Announcements
|
|
|
The
MostEffective
Articles
Ever
The Most Effective
Articles from 71 of The World's.Top
Marketers
|
You
Are Here Traveling
with
JohnnyJet.com:
The Ultimate
Internet Travel Guide
by Eric Leebow, John E. Discala
|
The
Busy Educator's Guide
To
The World Wide Web
by Marjan Glavac
Revised and updated
2ND Edition
|
| |
|
This is the Web version of
URLwire
URLwire is a weekly Email news alert
service which announces quality Web launches, events, and online happenings.
URLwire is sent only to people who review and write about new web sites.
URLwire is matched personally by me to your subject interests, is not automated,
and importantly, is not annoying. Subscribe via my contact
page. (Voice 865.637.2438). |
|
|
. |
What
is the URLwire Network?
URLwire is
an email and web based alert service for people who write about and review
web sites, like Yahoo Picks of the Week or USA Today Hot Sites or WDFM.
Learn
more
.
Who uses
URLwire?
Two key groups:
1). Editors and site reviewers looking for great sites to write about and
link to. 2). Online news search engines and news syndicates like
Moreover.com
and Newshub syndicate the URLwire
headline links.
.
How do sites get on URLwire?
I only announce
useful, unique, or educational web content on URLwire.
I send the
announcement to online site reviewers and journalists who are looking for
new web content to write about and link to, and I post an online version
of the site announcement here. I've announced thousands of
sites on URLwire since it debuted in 1994.
If you think
your site should be announced, request URLwire service details/fees via
. You can also learn more about
URLwire here.
.
The URLwire
Effect
"Eric, URLwire
got our site covered and linked online in places we'd tried for months
to get in without success. And, URLwire did it in one day. Thanks!!!
Jim Osgood
OfficeFinder.com
Want to
receive URLwire?
Editors/site
reviewers only! Subscribe to the the email version for free by sending
me a brief profile of the types of sites you review and write about. Email.
.
Editors at the
below venues and hundreds of others are subscribers to URLwire.
Sites announced via URLwire are featured regularly at these and other online
news and reviews outlets:
|
![[ Yahooligans! ]](ykd4.gif){kind=small}
