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<html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <title>ID Theft</title> <meta name="Microsoft Theme" content="none"> </head> <body> <p align="justify" style="margin: 1px 5px"> <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2" color="#000000">If you have become the victim of identity theft, it is important to act quickly to reduce the damage done to your finances, credit, and to your reputation. </font></span></p> <p align="justify" style="margin: 1px 5px"> <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2" color="#000000"> </font></span></p> <p align="justify" style="margin: 1px 5px"><font color="#000000"><b><u> <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">Follow The Steps Below </font></span></u></b><font size="2"><span style="font-family: Verdana"> or </span></font><font size="2" face="Verdana">click here (<a target="_blank" href="../Documents/NPDIDTRG.pdf">PDF DOC</a>) to download the ID Theft Resource guide.</font></font></p> <p align="justify" style="margin: 1px 5px"> </p> <ol> <li> <p align="justify" style="margin: 1px 5px"><font color="#000000"> <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">Close compromised credit or bank accounts immediately. Ask the institution if there was any unauthorized activity on the account, and if so, ask for details (where, when, amount, etc.) This may be valuable to the investigation of the crime. </font></span></font></li> <li> <p align="justify" style="margin: 1px 5px"><font color="#000000"> <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">Notify your local law enforcement department. In Needham, notify the Needham Police Department at 781-455-7570.</font></span></font></li> <li> <p align="justify" style="margin: 1px 5px"> <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2"> <font color="#000000">If your social security card or number appears to be compromised, alert the Social Security Administration at </font> <a style="text-decoration: underline; text-underline: single" target="_blank" href="http://ssa.gov/"> http://ssa.gov/</a><font color="#000000"> or 800-269-0271.</font></font></span></li> <li> <p align="justify" style="margin: 1px 5px"><font color="#000000"> <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">Replace items like identification cards and drivers licenses right away.</font></span></font></li> <li> <p align="justify" style="margin: 1px 5px"><font color="#000000"> <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">Contact one of the three credit reporting bureaus to put a fraud alert on your credit report:</font></span></font></p> <p align="justify" style="margin: 1px 5px"><font color="#000000"><b> <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">Equifax:</font></span></b></font><span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2"><font color="#000000"> 1-800-525-6285; </font> <a style="text-decoration: underline; text-underline: single" target="_blank" href="http://www.equifax.com"> www.equifax.com</a><font color="#000000">; P.O. Box 740241, Atlanta, GA 30374-0241</font></font></span></p> <p align="justify" style="margin: 1px 5px"><font color="#000000"><b> <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">Experian: </font> </span></b></font><span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2"> <font color="#000000">1-888-EXPERIAN (397-3742); </font> <a style="text-decoration: underline; text-underline: single" target="_blank" href="http://www.experian.com"> www.experian.com</a><font color="#000000">; P.O. Box 2002, Allen, TX 75013</font></font></span></p> <p align="justify" style="margin: 1px 5px"> <font face="Verdana" color="#000000"><b><font size="2">TransUnion:</font></b><font size="2"> 1-800-680-7289; </font></font><font size="2"> <span style="font-family: Verdana"> <a style="text-decoration: underline; text-underline: single" target="_blank" href="http://www.transunion.com/"> www.transunion.com</a></span></font><font size="2" face="Verdana" color="#000000">; Fraud Victim Assistance Division, P.O. Box 6790, Fullerton, CA 92834-6790</font></li> <li> <p align="justify" style="margin: 1px 5px"><font color="#000000"> <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">If your checks were stolen, or bank accounts were set up by an identity thief contact the major check verification companies:</font></span></font></p> <p align="justify" style="margin: 1px 5px"> <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2" color="#000000"> <b>CheckRite</b> -- (800) 766-2748</font></span></p> <p align="justify" style="margin: 1px 5px"> <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2" color="#000000"> <b>ChexSystems</b> -- (800) 428-9623 (closed checking accounts)</font></span></p> <p align="justify" style="margin: 1px 5px"> <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2" color="#000000"> <b>CrossCheck</b> -- (800) 552-1900</font></span></p> <p align="justify" style="margin: 1px 5px"> <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2" color="#000000"> <b>Equifax</b> -- (800) 437-5120</font></span></p> <p align="justify" style="margin: 1px 5px"> <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2" color="#000000"> <b>National Processing Co. (NPC)</b> -- (800) 526-5380</font></span></p> <p align="justify" style="margin: 1px 5px"> <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2" color="#000000"> <b>SCAN</b> -- (800) 262-7771</font></span></p> <p align="justify" style="margin: 1px 5px"> <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2" color="#000000"> <b>TeleCheck</b> -- (800) 710-9898</font></span></li> <li> <p align="justify" style="margin: 1px 5px"><font color="#000000"> <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">Contact the Internal Revenue Service if you suspect the improper use of identification information in connection with tax violations (call 1-800-829-0433 to report the violations)</font></span></font></li> <li> <p align="justify" style="margin: 1px 5px"> <span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2"> <font color="#000000">Contact the Federal Trade Commission and complaints should be filed online at </font> <a style="text-decoration: underline; text-underline: single" target="_blank" href="http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft"> www.consumer.gov/idtheft</a><font color="#000000">.</font></font></span></li> </ol> <p align="justify" style="margin: 1px 5px"> </p> <p align="center" style="margin: 1px 5px"><font face="Verdana" size="2"> <a style="text-decoration: underline; text-underline: single" target="_blank" href="http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft/pdf/affidavit.pdf"> Download ID Theft Affidavit</a><font color="#000000">, which is a useful tool to help dispute new unauthorized accounts</font></font></p> <p align="center" style="margin: 1px 5px"> </p> <p align="center" style="margin: 1px 5px"> <font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000"><b><u>Other Related Links</u></b></font></p> <p align="center" style="margin: 1px 5px"> </p> <p align="center" style="margin: 1px 5px"> <font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">For the State Attorney General�s Office website on ID Theft click below </font></p> <p align="center" style="margin: 1px 5px"><font face="Verdana" size="2"> <a style="text-decoration: underline; text-underline: single" target="_blank" href="http://www.ago.state.ma.us/sp.cfm?pageid=1986"> http://www.ago.state.ma.us/sp.cfm?pageid=1986</a></font></p> </body> </html>