#8. Prompt Actions Against Identity Thieves
Identity Theft soars high in crime reports at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTI) and other government bureaucracies; credit report agencies, Forensic Accounting firms, investigators, and other private consortiums to protect victims. Any holder of information identifiers of social security number, credit cards, bank account number, driver’s license, health care, and other financial sources is at risk. Everyone is vulnerable, offline or online. Households, telephone booths, and garbage areas are common places where criminals loiter around to look for their prey. Thieves simply want it the easiest way to earn without exerting much effort.
If a culprit gets into hands-on control of one’s number, it could be a start of a cycle of indefinite crimes against the legitimate owner, would lead the poor victim and his family into rubbles of chaos that can’t easily be repaired. A ruined reputation because of unprecedented debts thru malicious intent of someone would ruin anyone’s credibility, and totally, his life. There’s no way patching it up immediately, for criminals have all pretext to blackmail his victims pestering him further to the police.
If you’re a victim of identity theft, never loose time to research primarily in troubleshooting your problem. It is not easy, for the authorities at times will not listen. Going to agencies to get solutions entails a lot of expense. A victim will be entangled into questions of how, what, who, and where to get thru your complaint, or report. Get proper forms of applications of your complaint at the proper government agency.
Once filed, if its with the FTI, being the leading and core authority to follow-up of credit records trespassing, it has full control to *detect, by way of consistent monitoring of your financial accounts as well as your current billings; *to deter, with caution to safeguard any personal information data under their safekeeping; *defend your identification from any continuous manipulations of the suspected theft.
Having lost your credit account to the hands of a thief, you’ll need to hire a Certified Forensic Accountants (CrFA’s), who investigate to the in-depth of the irregularities of your figures in record that affect your monetary condition badly. It composed of CPA’s, CrFA’s, and investigators who will help you in all angles of your financial loss to the offender. Most importantly, it will handle the defenses against any repetition of identity deception.
Generally, federal prosecutors cooperate with various investigating agencies to prosecute any identity theft fraud. These are the FBI, The U.S. Secret Service, and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.
A lot of paperwork is involved when you are filing your complaint to a definite jurisdiction of theft offense. You’ll need a series of contact files, actual conversations and written messages, discussions at the agency, dates, and witnesses, if there are any. Original copies of all documentations should be included in your files.
Send out to any office or person concerned photocopies only. A summary of what happened should be included in the report. The process is very meticulous and needs ample patience and determination. Ready your self for years of waiting before the offender will be found and proven guilty.
It would be too hard to mend a lost spirit on your part for having lost some of your economic gains that can’t be recovered in years, alongside a weakened morale. Be serious in shielding yourself against identity thieves before becoming their prey.