Protect Yourself Against Identity Theft - Resources

What to do if you are a victim of identity theft

• ID Theft: When Bad Things Happen to Your Good Name
• Recovering from identity theft
• Identity Theft: What To Do If It Happens to You
• Remedying the Effects of Identity Theft

Prevention is the key

• Go to the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
  for your Privacy Survival Guide and look into other ways you can protect your personal privacy.
• For more suggestions about protecting your identity and privacy
• Coping With Identity Theft: Reducing the Risk of Fraud

General information

• About Identity Theft
• Understanding Identity Theft
• Privacy Rights Clearinghouse An excellent website with a wealth of information on just about every aspect of protecting your privacy. Fact sheets are easy to read and website is well organized. What you learn may scare you!
• Privacy Rights Clearinghouse – Identity Theft
• Federal Trade Commission: National Resource for Identity Theft
• The FTC provides a wealth of information on identity theft and privacy, as well as numerous other consumer protection issues. If you are interested in managing your money most effectively, this should be at the top of your bookmarks.

Vulnerable populations

• And what about privacy for kids?
• College students are prime targets for identity thieves
• Senior citizens are vulnerable because they tend to be more trusting of others, have larger accumulations of assets, don’t see credit reports regularly, have Social Security numbers on health insurance cards (including Medicare), and often aren’t as aware of the risks associated with advanced technologies. The Colorado Gerontological Society provides this risk assessment.

Federal law

• US Dept of Justice – Making a Federal Case of Identity Theft
• US Dept of Justice – Identity Theft: The Crime of the New Millennium
  
  

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