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	What To Do If Your Wallet Is Stolen
	By Ramona Creel

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• report the crime to the police
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• report the crime to the three major credit reporting agencies
• check your credit report and accounts for fraudulent activity
• have a fraud alert put on your credit report

• check to see if your ATM card or checks were stolen
• call the bank to close any affected accounts
• stop payment on any false checks that have cleared
• have bounced checks marked "account closed for fraud"
• request new accounts, new ATM cards, and a new PIN
• change safety deposit boxes

• contact your credit card companies to cancel your cards
• request new cards with different account numbers
• report the crime to your insurance companies
• report the crime to the driver's license office
• get a new driver's license with a different number
• contact any other appropriate agencies or businesses
• get replacement membership, library, and other account cards

• make a front and back photocopy of everything in your wallet
• keep a list of all account numbers in a safe place
• also keep a list of contact info for each account
• never print your social security number on your checks
• never print your driver's license number on your checks
• don't carry your social security card in your wallet
• don't use your social security number for your driver's license number
• have only your first initial and last name printed on your checks
• print your work phone number and address on your checks
• change your account passwords regularly
• never throw away statements with account numbers (always shred)
• never throw away papers with your social security number (always shred)

 

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Ramona Creel is a modern Renaissance woman and guru of simplicity -- traveling the country as a full-time RVer, sharing her story of radically downsizing, and inspiring others to regain control of their own lives. As a Professional Organizer and Accountability Coach, Ramona will help you create the time and space to focus on your true priorities -- clearing away the clutter other obstacles and standing in the way of that life you've always wanted to be living. As a Professional Photographer, Ramona captures powerful images of places and people as she travels. And as a travel writer, social commentator, and blogger, she shares her experiences and insights about the world as we know it. You can see all these sides of Ramona -- read her articles, browse through her photographs, and even hire her to help get your life in order -- at www.RamonaCreel.com. And be sure to follow her on Twitter and on Facebook.

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