IAFCI: Public Awareness

PUBLIC AWARENESS

Community Cautions- Eight Basic Scams

Current Articles

Advance fee scams	Employment scams
Prizes that come with a price	Money-making schemes
Online auctions	Bogus charity
Identity theft	Products that are too good to be true

FBI Fraud Alert

Maryland AG to Propose New ID Theft Legislation

Identity Theft

To help protect yourself from Identity Theft:

If you are a victim of Identity Theft:

Photocopy contents of your wallet
Do not list SS# on your checks
Use P.O. Box as your address
Shred all sensitive mailing

Identity Theft Resources

File a police report immediately
Contact all credit card companies
Contact Bank
Contact Federal Trade Commission
- 1-877-382-4357
Contact SS Admin. Fraud Line
- 1-800-269-0271
Call Natl. Reporting Organizations
- Equifax-1-800-525-6285
- Experian-1-888-397-3742
- Trans Union-1-800-680-7289

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