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 If you’ve been scammed.

  
   

 Report it.

  • No matter how small or insignificant your loss, report it.
  

 Why report it ? 

     

  
  • One of the investigative tools that law enforcement uses to investigate crimes are “trends”. Identifying trends in criminal activity can identify the individual or group of individuals committing the crimes. The only way law enforcement can identify a trend is based on “reported crimes”.
 
 
  • If your personal information is connected to criminal activity because your Identity was stolen due to this scam, it will go a long way in clearing your name if you have reported that you were a victim of a scam and had reported it in advance.
 

My local law enforcement said that they could not take my report, now what ?

  
  •  Insist that you be allowed to make a report: an Offense Report, Criminal Complaint or whatever the local law enforcement uses to describe there basic crime reporting form.
 
  •  Be patient and polite,

    Internet crime can be very difficult to investigate and usually requires knowledge that is beyond basic law enforcement training. Many law enforcement agencies do not have personnel trained to handle reports based on Internet crime. Therefore it is common for law enforcement officers to suggest that the crime needs to be reported to the FBI or another jurisdiction.

 
 

Notify the 3 Major Credit Bureaus:

  
 
  • Contact the fraud departments of each of the three major credit bureaus, report the theft, ask that a "fraud alert" be placed on their file and that no new credit be granted without their approval.

     

  
 
  • Equifax: 1-800-525-6285; www.equifax.com;
    P.O. Box 740241, Atlanta, GA 30374-0241

     

  • Experian: 1-888-EXPERIAN (397-3742); www.experian.com;
    P.O. Box 9532, Allen, TX 75013

     

  • TransUnion: 1-800-680-7289; www.transunion.com; Fraud Victim Assistance Division,
    P.O. Box 6790, Fullerton, CA 92834-6790

     

  

 Ok, I reported it now what ?

  
 
  • Resolving ID Theft issues can take years.
  1. Get a tablet that you can use only for a log and begin keeping a written chronologically ordered log of every thing you receive or mail. Keep a log of every company you call including the name of the person you talked to, the date and the time.
  2. Get a file folder and start keeping records and notes, and begin keeping every document you receive along with the log. No one else cares about your ID Theft case as much as you and the weight of resolving issues with companies to the point where you and get your credit score up again and your ability to write checks, or get loans, or credit cards is going to be up to you. There is no magic form that law enforcement have that can order a company to let you write a check to their business.
  3. The weight of resolving all these types of issues are yours.
  
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