Identity Theft Protection Preventing Identity Theft How can someone commit identity theft? The Federal Trade Commission explains how identity theft is committed: By co-opting your name, Social Security number, credit card number, or some other piece of your personal information for their own use. In short, identity theft occurs when someone appropriates your personal information without your knowledge to commit fraud or theft. Once identity theft is committed, then what? Once identity thieves fake your identity, they: Open a new credit card account, using your name, date of birth, and Social Security number. When they use the credit card and don’t pay the bills, the delinquent account is reported on your credit report. Call your credit card issuer and, pretending to be you, change the mailing address on your credit card account. Then, your impostor runs up charges on your account. Because your bills are being sent to the new address, you may not immediately realize there's a problem. Establish cellular phone service in your name. Open a bank account in your name and write bad checks on that account. You need to know everything you can about identity theft protection. Preventing identity theft is a lot better than trying to recover from identity theft. With regular monitoring of your credit reports you may learn of identity theft as soon as possible. Otherwise, your creditors will inform you after bills have been unpaid and your credit has been damaged.. Next, you need to know you are dealing with a "Red Flags Compliant" vendor if you have a credit relationship with them. The Red Flags Rules are a part of section 114 of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions (FACT) Act of 2003. Any Company that works with Consumer Credit is now required to have in place an Identity Theft Prevention program by August 1st, 2009. This includes banks, credit unions, car dealers, utilities, and other companies that have a credit relationship with you. If you are a business or company that pulls a credit report and/or offers credit or payment plans to consumers you need to become aware of your Red Flags Compliant responsibilities. What are some of the types of companies that must be Red Flags Compliant? Retail Stores Carrying Credit Banks & Credit Unions Auto Dealers Equities Brokerage Telecommunications Debt Collectors Credit/Debit Card Issuers Mortgage Lenders Check Cashers Utility Companies Hospitals Health Care Companies Insurance Foreign Bank Branches Businesses that do not comply with 2008 FACT Act "Red Flag Regulations" may be subject to fines and civil law suits for breaches of confidential information. Problems You Can Encounter My wallet was stolen in December 1998. There’s been no end to the problems I've faced since then. The thieves used my identity to write checks, use a debit card, open a bank account with a line of credit, open credit accounts with several stores, obtain cell phones and run up huge bills, print fraudulent checks on a personal computer bearing my name, and more. I've spent the last two years trying to repair my credit report (a very frustrating process) and have suffered the ill effects of having a marred credit history. I've recently been denied a student loan because of inaccurate information on my credit report. From a consumer complaint to the FTC, February 22, 2001 I’m tired of the hours I've spent on the phone and all the faxing I've had to do. When will it be over? From a consumer complaint to the FTC, March 13, 2001 Tomorrow is Sunday so we won’t get any notices, but I’m not looking forward to Monday’s mail. 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