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		INTRODUCTION What is identity theft? How identity thieves GET your personal information How identity thieves USE your personal information How can I tell if I'm a victim of identity theft? IF YOU'RE A VICTIM OF IDENTITY THEFT Contact the fraud departments Close the accounts Sample Dispute Letter (Adobe PDF format) File a police report File your complaint Chart your course of action Identity Fraud Victim Worksheet (Adobe PDF format) Why filing a complaint with the FTC (and FBI) is important PREVENTING IDENTITY THEFT (Part 1) How can I prevent identity theft from happening to me? Coping with lost or stolen wallets Lost/Stolen Wallet Emergency Checklist (Adobe PDF format) ATM Crime Actual ATM Skimmer/Camera Photos/Info Credit card SKIMMING Use special care with social security numbers Secure your computer! Preventing Identity Theft, Part 2: SCAMS! (Internet SCAMS —and others) Phishing and Spoofing Fake PayPal.com Letter — Mass-Mailing Identity-Theft Worm Example Virus Hoaxes SPAM (and Chain Letters) Advance-Fee Fraud Schemes Scholarship Scams Business/Employment Schemes Counterfeit Check Schemes Preventing Identity Theft, Part 3: Even MORE Scams! (Skimmers, and Scammers and Spam, Oh My!) Credit Card Fraud Freight Forwarding/Reshipping (AKA Postal Forwarding) Investment Fraud Non-delivery of Goods/Services Sidetrack: 2002 and 2003 Fraud and Identity Theft Statistics Online Auction/Retail Phony Escrow Services Ponzi/Pyramid Schemes The New "Protection Racket" Keylogging at Public Computers Outright Extortion — Small Ransoms Internet Spyware Pretexting There Out to be a Law!... (...and there is!) FBI tips on how to protect yourself IDENTITY THEFT RESOURCES Problem Specific Resources Credit Bureaus Pre-Screened Credit Offers —Opt-Out Credit Bureau Marketing Lists Sample Opt-Out Letter (Adobe PDF format) Department of Motor Vehicles U.S. State Department, Passport Services Phone Services Direct Marketers For Direct Mail Marketing For Telemarketing Unsolicited FAX Advertisements For E-Mail Online U.S. Government Resources U.S. Federal Trade Commission U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation U.S. Social Security Administration U.S. Postal Service U.S. Department of Education U.S. Department of Justice Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Office of the Comptroller of the Currency U.S. Secret Service National Security Agency FirstGov for Consumers (CONSUMERS.GOV) Online Nonprofit Resources Computer Security Information Resources NEWS - RECENT LEGISLATION CONCLUSION Identity Theft & Fraud QUIZ! EXTENDED TABLE OF CONTENTS (End of the "Identity Theft & Internet Fraud" presentation's table of contents .) For other OUPD "Safety on the Internet" MENU articles, click on one of the titles, below, to view a specific article... Tips & Tools for Parents: Keeping Kids Safe Online An excellent guide to Internet safety for parents from The Children's Partnership YOUR MONEY and the Internet Advice for adults about shopping and transmitting financial information on the internet. Is Your Child "Wired" Yet? A list of Internet safety resources for parents Notes, Advice, and Warnings for Parents and Kids Advice for parents to read through with their kids to promote family discussion about DOs and DON'Ts about the internet. KID SAFETY on the Internet A broad guide on all types of safety issues written FOR kids. (Parents can read through it with younger kids.) Over 57 short pages covering 27 topics with a graphic on every page and 147 safety tips for kids on a wide range of topics from handling emergencies to - dealing with strangers to - internet safety. Romance on the Internet Advice for adults about meeting people and giving out personal information on the internet. Inmates seeking online "cybermates" An article regarding prison inmates seeking partners on the Internet. (reprinted) Online Ordering: Risky Business? Shopping Safely Online How safe is it to shop online, really? This article may help. (reprinted) Know Your Online-Shopping Rights What are your legal rights when you're buying online? (reprinted) Computer Virus Hoaxes Information about identifying and dealing with both real and fake computer "virus alerts". E-Mail Chain Letters Informaion on dealing with e-mail "chain letters" and hoaxes. Dealing with SPAM Informaion on dealing with e-mail "SPAM" Border-Line SCAMS People across the border are out to get you! Mailbox Bandits Still MORE people out to get you! Related external Links: Internet Hoaxes & Chain Letters Pages CIAC's excellent HOAXBUSTERS page on "Internet Hoaxes" and Chain Letters. (external link) E-Mail Spamming Countermeasures CIAC's advice on fighting e-mail spammers. (external link) The Ultimate Prosperity Page A fake Internet "opportunity" scam page put up by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Inventive and excellent! (external link) FTC "E-Commerce & the Internet" Consumer Alerts A GREAT resource for a wide variety of current scams on and off the Internet. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is taking a huge step forward in providing quality on-line consumer safety information. Check this one out!!! (external link) FTC Consumer Protection Pages The home page of the FTC pages relating to all types of consumer protection. (external link) Jump to our Internet LINKS or our Parents LINKS pages. Notes: Email about suspicious claims, pyramid schemes, or suspected fraud that you received via email should be directed to The Federal Trade Commission at: uce@ftc.gov Also, there is now a national toll-free "Cyber Tip Line" at 1-800-843-5678 where parents can report "suspicious" on-line activity and possible incidents of on-line child-pornography. The tip line is run by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.

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