Comments on: Dealing With the (Possible) Theft of Your Personal Data http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2008/03/31/dealing-with-the-possible-theft-of-your-personal-data/ personal finance tips, tricks, and commentary Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:49:32 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Ron@TheWisdomJournal http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2008/03/31/dealing-with-the-possible-theft-of-your-personal-data/comment-page-1/#comment-116215 Ron@TheWisdomJournal Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:56:05 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2008/03/31/dealing-with-the-possible-theft-of-your-personal-data/#comment-116215 After my identity was stolen, it took years to get everything straightened out. I prosecuted the person, a family member. Things have never been the same, but they wouldn't have been the same if I had just ignored it either. After my identity was stolen, it took years to get everything straightened out. I prosecuted the person, a family member.

Things have never been the same, but they wouldn’t have been the same if I had just ignored it either.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2008/03/31/dealing-with-the-possible-theft-of-your-personal-data/comment-page-1/#comment-116207 Jeff Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:07:02 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2008/03/31/dealing-with-the-possible-theft-of-your-personal-data/#comment-116207 I use ID Theft Shield; good piece of mind for $12.95 a month. I use ID Theft Shield; good piece of mind for $12.95 a month.

]]> By: Kyle http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2008/03/31/dealing-with-the-possible-theft-of-your-personal-data/comment-page-1/#comment-116206 Kyle Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:52:29 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2008/03/31/dealing-with-the-possible-theft-of-your-personal-data/#comment-116206 I get letters like this all the time. I've pretty much stopped paying attention to them. I think most companies do this just to cover themselves even though the chances of your info actually being stolen are very low. I get letters like this all the time. I’ve pretty much stopped paying attention to them. I think most companies do this just to cover themselves even though the chances of your info actually being stolen are very low.

]]> By: BigBroodGander http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2008/03/31/dealing-with-the-possible-theft-of-your-personal-data/comment-page-1/#comment-116205 BigBroodGander Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:48:57 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2008/03/31/dealing-with-the-possible-theft-of-your-personal-data/#comment-116205 We try to help prevent identity theft by processing our credit card offers and other junk mail plus disposed sensitive records through the guts of redworms ;-) It helps the environment too! We try to help prevent identity theft by processing our credit card offers and other junk mail plus disposed sensitive records through the guts of redworms ;-)

It helps the environment too!

]]> By: lulugal11 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2008/03/31/dealing-with-the-possible-theft-of-your-personal-data/comment-page-1/#comment-116204 lulugal11 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:23:37 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2008/03/31/dealing-with-the-possible-theft-of-your-personal-data/#comment-116204 I got a letter like this from the company that handles my insurance at work. I did the same thing you did and called the bureaus and put the fraud alert on my credit report. I got my credit score and credit report from a credit card that had monitoring so I printed a copy of that. The good thing is that the alert works because a few days after this I applied for a credit card and I got a call saying there was an alert on my account and they needed to verify that I did want this new card. sorry you are going through this as well but at least you acted on it quickly. I got a letter like this from the company that handles my insurance at work. I did the same thing you did and called the bureaus and put the fraud alert on my credit report.

I got my credit score and credit report from a credit card that had monitoring so I printed a copy of that.

The good thing is that the alert works because a few days after this I applied for a credit card and I got a call saying there was an alert on my account and they needed to verify that I did want this new card.

sorry you are going through this as well but at least you acted on it quickly.

]]> By: Frugal Dad http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2008/03/31/dealing-with-the-possible-theft-of-your-personal-data/comment-page-1/#comment-116199 Frugal Dad Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:33:30 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2008/03/31/dealing-with-the-possible-theft-of-your-personal-data/#comment-116199 Good advice! I used to work fraud cases for a 3rd-party credit card processor (yes, I used to work for the enemy) and it was always sad to deal with identity theft cases. They are costly and time consuming, for both the individuals involved and the creditors. Good advice! I used to work fraud cases for a 3rd-party credit card processor (yes, I used to work for the enemy) and it was always sad to deal with identity theft cases. They are costly and time consuming, for both the individuals involved and the creditors.

]]> By: FMF http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2008/03/31/dealing-with-the-possible-theft-of-your-personal-data/comment-page-1/#comment-116198 FMF Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:00:34 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2008/03/31/dealing-with-the-possible-theft-of-your-personal-data/#comment-116198 Who sent you the initial letter? One of the credit bureaus? A credit card issuer? Who sent you the initial letter? One of the credit bureaus? A credit card issuer?

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