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Free Credit Reports (:60)
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Identity Theft (:60)
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Free Credit Reports (:30)
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Free Credit Reports (:60)
AS VICTIMS OF THE RECENT HURRICANES GO ABOUT REBUILDING THEIR LIVES, THE NATION'S THREE CREDIT BUREAUS--EQUIFAX, EXPERIAN, AND TRANS-UNION--ARE OFFERING INDIVIDUALS FREE CREDIT REPORTS, AS A WAY OF ASSISTING THEM IN DEALING WITH THEIR FINANCIAL AFFAIRS. IN ADDITION TO FREE CREDIT REPORTS, THE CREDIT BUREAUS OFFER SPECIAL TOLL-FREE NUMBERS, WHERE HURRICANE VICTIMS CAN FIND ASSISTANCE IN DEALING WITH OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THEIR PERSONAL CREDIT DATA--SUCH AS GUARDING AGAINST IDENTITY THEFT, AND PROPERLY NOTIFYING LENDERS ABOUT THEIR UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES. FOR MORE HELP AND INFORMATION, CONTACT ONE OF THE BUREAUS' SPECIAL TOLL-FREE NUMBERS--OR VISIT THEIR WEBSITES. FOR EQUIFAX, CALL 1-800-685-1111--OR VISIT "EQUIFAX"-DOT-COM. FOR EXPERIAN, CALL 1-866-966-1067--OR VISIT "EXPERIAN"-DOT-COM. AND, FOR TRANS-UNION, CALL 1-877-680-7275--OR VISIT "TRANS-UNION"-DOT-COM.
Identity Theft (:60)
IDENTITY THEFT RANKS AS ONE OF THE MOST-REPREHENSIBLE CRIMES--AND IT'S EVEN MORE DEVASTATING WHEN HURRICANE VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES BECOME VICTIMS. IF A CONSUMER THINKS HE OR SHE HAS BEEN A VICTIM OF FRAUD, THEY SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION: FIRST, CONTACT ONE OF THE THREE NATIONWIDE CREDIT BUREAUS. SINCE ALL THREE SHARE FRAUD INFORMATION, IT ONLY TAKES ONE CALL. THEN, GET A FREE COPY OF THEIR CREDIT REPORT--AND REVIEW IT FOR ANYTHING UNUSUAL. NEXT, CALL THE LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND FILE AN IDENTITY-THEFT REPORT. FOLLOW THAT UP BY COMPLETING A UNIVERSAL FRAUD AFFIDAVIT FROM THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION'S WEBSITE. SEND COPIES OF THE AFFIDAVIT AND THE POLICE REPORT TO THOSE BUSINESSES THAT OPENED BOGUS ACCOUNTS IN THE CONSUMER'S NAME--AND SEND COPIES TO ALL THREE CREDIT BUREAUS. FOR MORE HELP AND INFORMATION, CALL ONE OF THE BUREAUS' SPECIAL TOLL-FREE NUMBERS: FOR EQUIFAX, CALL 1-800-685-1111; FOR EXPERIAN, CALL 1-866-966-1067; AND, FOR TRANS-UNION, CALL 1-877-680-7275.
Free Credit Reports (:30)
AS VICTIMS OF THE RECENT HURRICANES GO ABOUT REBUILDING THEIR LIVES, THE NATION'S THREE CREDIT BUREAUS--EQUIFAX, EXPERIAN, AND TRANS-UNION--ARE OFFERING INDIVIDUALS FREE CREDIT REPORTS, AS A WAY OF ASSISTING THEM IN DEALING WITH THEIR FINANCIAL AFFAIRS. THERE ARE SPECIAL TOLL-FREE NUMBERS AND WEBSITES WHERE HURRICANE VICTIMS CAN GET MORE INFORMATION: FOR EQUIFAX, CALL 1-800-685-1111--OR VISIT "EQUIFAX"-DOT-COM; FOR EXPERIAN, CALL 1-866-966-1067--OR VISIT "EXPERIAN"-DOT-COM; AND, FOR TRANS-UNION, CALL 1-877-680-7275--OR VISIT "TRANS-UNION"-DOT-COM.
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