What To Do When An ID Thief Strikes

from the useful-info dept

MSNBC is continuing their "all scams, all the time" coverage with an article about what you should do if you're a victim of identity theft. Basically, they admit that it sucks, but you're responsible for proving that you are who you say you are, and that you haven't done all the terrible things your credit report says you have. They say most people spend about 175 hours recovering from identity theft. They also link to this page, which has a very good explanation for how to organize your identity theft case.

Add Your Comment

Have a Techdirt Account? Sign in now.
Name
Email	Get Techdirt’s Daily Email
URL
Subject
Comment	this is for spambots, do not use this
Options	Plain Text HTML
	Save me a cookie

Plain Text: A CRLF will be replaced by break tag, all other allowable HTML is intact
HTML: No formatting of any kind is done without explicitly being written in
Allowed HTML Tags: <a> <blockquote> <hr> <tt>

<< MSN Blocks Email From Rival ISPs | Content Lives On >>

Search Techdirt

And now, a word from our Sponsors..

15% off discount for Techdirt Readers

Subscribe to Techdirt's Daily Email Newsletter