IDentity theft

What if it happened to you? Would you even know where to start?

• Call your bank and/or credit card company
• Contact the three major credit repositories
• Go through the helpful but extensive steps
  recommended by the Federal Trade Commission in
  its 30-page consumer support publication
• Fill out and submit the affidavit form supplied by
  the FTC to dispute new, unauthorized accounts
• Spend on average $1,200 in out-of-pocket expenses
  and an average of 175 hours in your efforts to
  resolve the many problems caused by identity thieves