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(4) Receive “free” copies of
information in your consumer report file from each of
3 consumer reporting agencies.
The extended alert gives you
right to receive 2 “free” copies in a 1-year period to help you remain aware of any fraudulent accounts open in your name.
(5) Obtain copies of applications and similar documents from creditors, banks, and other businesses used to open fraudulent accounts – but you must make a written request to
addresses of these businesses.
(6) Get information about debts as a result of identity theft from a debt collector. You may request
name of
creditor and
amount of
outstanding debt.
(7) Have a credit reporting agency block specific information in your consumer file that was caused by identity theft. It is important to remember that you must provide a copy of
identity theft report mentioned in item 2 above.
(8) Prevent businesses from sending identity theft transactions to a consumer reporting agency by
making a written request that includes a copy of
identity theft report.
Please note that all of your communication should be sent by certified mail with a return receipt requested in order to confirm receipt of your correspondence.
Besides identity theft, there are an ever-growing rash of Internet scams, schemes, and frauds committed by “bad people” that can be effectively dealt with if you have
right “know-how”. Fortunately, such a source of information is available in
form of an ebook that covers
complete range of these crimes and scams.
The name of this ebook is Internet Self Defense: How to Protect Yourself While Online. Check this web site out now HERE.

Gary Cain is a business teacher and Internet marketer. He is the author of Stop the Grammar! and Internet Self-Defense. Subscribe to Gary’s straight forward, easy-to-understand Dollarsforever Ezine about financial literacy, saving, investing, and earning money