Identity Theft has become a major problem worldwide. Unfortunately, Law Enforcement Agencies are swamped with the everyday street crime and do not have the time to dedicate 100% of their time locating the person who may have stolen your Identity.
If you think you are a victim of Identity Theft, or if you know you are a victim of identity theft, Rick Crouch & Associates can help you in a number of ways, including but not limited to locating the person using your identity.
If you think you are a victim of Identity Theft and would like our assistance please call us at 0861 000-282.
Identity theft occurs when someone uses your name, address, ID number, bank or credit card account number, or other identifying information without your knowledge to commit fraud or other crimes.
Identity thieves may use a variety of low- and high-tech methods to gain access to your personally-identifying information. For example:
They get information from businesses or institutions by:
Once identity thieves have your personal information, they may:
It's difficult to predict how long the effects of identity theft may linger. That's because it depends on many factors including the type of theft, whether the thief sold or passed your information on to other thieves, whether the thief is caught and problems related to correcting your credit report.
Victims of identity theft should monitor their credit reports and other financial records for several months after they discover the crime. Credit reports should be checked once every three months in the first year of the theft, and once a year thereafter. Keep alert for other signs of identity theft. See How can I tell if I'm a victim of identity theft?
Victims should not delay in correcting their records and contacting all companies that opened fraudulent accounts. The longer the inaccurate information goes uncorrected, the longer it will take to resolve the problem.
Although many of these indications could be a result of a simple error, you should not assume that there's been a mistake and do nothing. Always follow up with the business or institution to find out.
Check your credit reports carefully to make sure the information is accurate. Look for inquiries you didn't initiate, accounts you didn't open and unexplained debts on your legitimate accounts. Check that information like your ID number; address(es); name and any variations, including initials, Jr., Sr., etc.; and employers are correct. Inaccuracies in this information may also be due to typographical errors. Nevertheless, whether the inaccuracies are due to fraud or error, notify the credit bureau as soon as possible by telephone and in writing.
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