That’s Not Me! Dealing with Identity Theft

Identity theft is growing especially in light of our devastating economic times. In most cases, you don’t know that you’re a victim until your credit card statements stop coming, or you’ve realized that there were charges made against your accounts, but you didn’t make nor authorized them, or you’re receiving phone calls from bill collectors for bad debts tied to your personal information.

The Federal Trade Commission published in their “FTC Facts for Consumer” report that if you’re a victim of identity theft, follow these four steps as soon as possible, and keep records of your conversations and copies of all correspondence.