The document outlines several rights and protections for victims of identity theft under federal law. These include the right to create an identity theft report, place fraud alerts on credit reports, dispute fraudulent information on reports, limit financial liability for debts incurred fraudulently, be protected and notified regarding legal proceedings against the identity thief, and receive assistance from the Federal Trade Commission and law enforcement.
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Information on FDCPA (Fair Debt Collection Practices Act) is provided by yourcollectionrights. FDCPA protects the rights of consumers from the third party debt collector abuse. Fair Debt Collection Practices Act protects you from their illegal and unethical tactics.
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Information on FDCPA (Fair Debt Collection Practices Act) is provided by yourcollectionrights. FDCPA protects the rights of consumers from the third party debt collector abuse. Fair Debt Collection Practices Act protects you from their illegal and unethical tactics.
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All product and company names mentioned herein are for identification and educational purposes only and are the property of, and may be trademarks of, their respective owners.
Compiled and designed by Mark Fullbright , Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist™ (CITRMS) as a free service for consumers who may be planning or going through a divorce and to reduce their exposure to identity theft.
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company names mentioned herein are for identification and educational purposes only and are the property of, and may be trademarks of, their respective owners.
company names mentioned herein are for identification and educational purposes only and are the property of, and may be trademarks of, their respective owners.
All product and company names mentioned herein are for identification and educational purposes only and are the property of, and may be trademarks of, their respective owners.
Compiled and designed by Mark Fullbright , Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist™ (CITRMS) as a free service for consumers who may be planning or going through a divorce and to reduce their exposure to identity theft.
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Hire The Best Without Making A Mess! Application forms, background checks, the interview process, immigration status, and even actions during the onboarding process are fraught with legal landmines these days. There are more privacy protections, employment laws, immigration requirements and lawsuits (including class action lawsuits) filed today than ever before based on the hiring and onboarding process. It is critical that all employers know which policies, procedures, and questions are required and safe when hiring and onboarding employees, and which are not.
This roundtable discussion is intended to be an interactive discussion focused on various "do" and "don't" tips related to privacy rights during the hiring process, criminal convictions, immigration, medical examinations, drug tests and background checks.
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• Jeffrey S. Bell, Shareholder
• Denise K. Drake, Shareholder
• Erin D. Schilling, Shareholder
• Emma R. Schuering, Associate
Are you aware of Medicare Fraud and Abuse?Jessica Parker
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company names mentioned herein are for identification and educational purposes only and are the property of, and may be trademarks of, their respective owners.
All product and company names mentioned herein are for identification and educational purposes only and are the property of, and may be trademarks of, their respective owners.
All product and company names mentioned herein are for identification and educational purposes only and are the property of, and may be trademarks of, their respective owners.
All product and company names mentioned herein are for identification and educational purposes only and are the property of, and may be trademarks of, their respective owners.
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At Resolvly, we help with Debt Relief, Private Student Loan Debt, Foreclosure Defence, Medical Debt & Credit Card Debt. We have relieved many people from crushing debt loads by having their debts completely dismissed. Debt relief and dismissal is not a hoax or a gimmick — it is a completely legitimate debt strategy that protects your legal rights as a consumer. If you are buried deep in debt and are considering bankruptcy, debt consolidation or debt settlement, please give us a call before you do anything else. There’s a good chance we can get your debt completely dismissed. At Resolvly we want to help you end your debt nightmare once and for all.
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The FBI is the lead federal agency for investigating malicious cyber activity by criminals, nation-state adversaries, and terrorists. To fulfill this mission, the FBI often develops resources to enhance operations and collaboration. One such resource is the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) which provides the public with a trustworthy and convenient mechanism for reporting information concerning suspected Internet-facilitated criminal activity. At the end of every year, the IC3 collates information collected into an annual report.
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The FTC takes in reports from consumers about problems they experience in the marketplace. The reportsare stored in the Consumer Sentinel Network (Sentinel), a secure online database available only to lawenforcement. While the FTC does not intervene in individual consumer disputes, its law enforcementpartners – whether they are down the street, across the nation, or around the world – can use informationin the database to spot trends, identify questionable business practices and targets, and enforce the law.
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Below is a list of consumer reporting companies updated for 2019.1 Consumer reporting companies collect information and provide reports to other companies about you. These companies use these reports to inform decisions about providing you with credit, employment, residential rental housing, insurance, and in other decision making situations. The list below includes the three nationwide consumer reporting companies and several other reporting companies that focus on certain market areas and consumer segments. The list gives you tips so you can determine which of these companies may be important to you. It also makes it easier for you to take advantage of your legal rights to (1) obtain the information in your consumer reports, and (2) dispute suspected inaccuracies in your reports with companies as needed.
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This report is built upon analysis of 41,686 security incidents, of which 2,013 were confirmed data breaches. We will take a look at how results are changing (or not) over the years as well as digging into the overall threat landscape and the actors, actions, and assets that are present in breaches. Windows into the most common pairs of threat actions and affected assets also are provided.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) is an independent U.S. law enforcement agency charged with protecting consumers and enhancing competition across broad sectors of the economy. The FTC’s primary legal authority comes from Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, which prohibits unfair or deceptive practices in the marketplace. The FTC also has authority to enforce a variety of sector specific laws, including the Truth in Lending Act, the CAN-SPAM Act, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act. This broad authority allows the Commission
to address a wide array of practices affecting consumers, including those that emerge with the development of new technologies and business models.
Sentinel sorts consumer reports into 29 top categories. Appendices B1 – B3 describe the categories,providing details, and three year figures. To reflect marketplace changes, new categories or subcategories are created or deleted over time.The Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book excludes the National Do Not Call Registry. A separate report about these complaint statistics is available at: https://www.ftc.gov/reports/national-do-not-call-registry-data-book-fiscal-year-2018. The Sentinel Data Book also excludes reports about unsolicited commercial email.Consumers can report as much or as little detail as they wish when they file a report. For the Sentinel Data Book graphics, percentages are based on the total number of Sentinel fraud, identity theft, and other report types in 2018 in which consumers provided the information displayed on each chart.Reports to Sentinel sometimes indicate money was lost, and sometimes indicate no money was lost.Often, people make these reports after they experience something problematic in the marketplace,avoid losing any money, and wish to alert others. Except where otherwise stated, numbers are based on reports both from people who indicated a loss and people who did not.Calculations of dollar amounts lost are based on reports in which consumers indicated they lost between $1 and $999,999. Prior to 2017, reported “amount paid” included values of $0 to $999,999.States and Metropolitan Areas are ranked based on the number of reports per 100,000 population.State rankings are based on 2017 U.S. Census population estimates (Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2017). Metropolitan Area rankings are based on 2016 U.S. Census population estimates (Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2016).This Sentinel Data Book identifies Metropolitan Areas (Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas)with a population of 100,000 or more except where otherwise noted. Metropolitan areas are defined by Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 15-01, “Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas” (July 15, 2015). Numbers change over time. The Sentinel Data Book sorts consumer reports by year, based on the date of the consumer’s report. Some data contributors transfer their complaints to Sentinel after the end of the calendar year, and new data providers often contribute reports from prior years. As a result, the total number of reports for 2018 will likely change during the next few months, and totals from previous years may differ from prior Consumer Sentinel Network Data Books. The most up to date information can be found online at ftc.gov/data
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for Business.
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1. Statement of Rights for
Identity Theft Victims
ftc.gov/idtheft
Several federal laws protect victims of identity theft.
These laws relate to:
• documenting the theft
• working with credit reporting companies
• communicating with creditors and debt
collectors
• limiting financial losses that may result
from identity theft
Documenting the Theft
You have the right to create an identity theft report.
An identity theft report will help you take advantage
of many of your rights. The report consists of your
complaint, an affidavit, and a report to law enforcement. To prepare for filing a report with local law
enforcement, complete the FTC’s complaint form
and affidavit (ftc.gov/complaint) and print a copy.
Give it to your local law enforcement agency when
you file a report there. Your complaint and affidavit
provide the details that allow credit reporting companies and the businesses involved to verify that you
are a victim and to know which of your accounts or
information have been affected so far.
You have the right to:
• Create an identity theft
report.
• Place a 90-day initial fraud
alert on your credit report.
• Place a seven-year
extended fraud alert on
your credit report.
• Get free copies of your
credit report.
• Have fraudulent
information blocked from
your credit report.
• Dispute fraudulent or
inaccurate information on
your credit report.
• Stop creditors and debt
collectors from reporting
fraudulent accounts.
• Get copies of documents
related to the theft of your
identity.
• Stop a debt collector from
contacting you.
2. Working with Credit Reporting Companies
You have the right to:
• Place a 90-day initial fraud alert on your credit report. The alert tells anyone who
uses your credit report that they must take reasonable steps to verify who is applying for credit in your name. To place this alert, contact one of the three nationwide
credit reporting companies. The one you contact must notify the others.
• Place a seven-year extended fraud alert on your credit report. To do this, provide
an identity theft report to each credit reporting company and explain how potential creditors can contact you. The credit reporting companies will put your contact
information on the extended fraud alert to tell potential creditors they must contact
you before issuing credit in your name.
• Get one free copy of your credit report and a summary of your rights from each
credit reporting company when you place a 90-day initial fraud alert. If you place
an extended fraud alert with a credit reporting company, you have the right to two
copies of that company’s credit report about you in a 12-month period. These are in
addition to the free credit report everyone is entitled to each year from each credit
reporting company.
• Have credit reporting companies block fraudulent information from appearing on
your credit report. You must send them a copy of a valid identity theft report, proof
of your identity, and a letter stating which information is fraudulent. Then the credit
reporting companies must tell any creditors who gave them fraudulent information
that it resulted from identity theft. Creditors may not turn fraudulent debts over to
debt collectors.
• Dispute information on your credit report — if you think it’s fraudulent or inaccu-
rate — with a credit reporting company. The credit reporting company must investigate your dispute and amend your report if you are right.
• In many states, you have the right to place a freeze on your credit report. A credit
freeze makes it less likely that an identity thief could open a new account in your name.
The 3 nationwide credit reporting companies are:
Equifax
800-685-1111
www.equifax.com
Experian
888-397-3742
www.experian.com
TransUnion
800-916-8800
www.transunion.com
3. Communicating with Creditors and Debt Collectors
You have the right to:
• Stop creditors and debt collectors from reporting fraudulent accounts. After you give
them a copy of a valid identity theft report, they may not report fraudulent accounts
to the credit reporting companies.
• Get copies of documents related to the theft of your identity, like transaction records
or applications for new accounts. You must include a copy of your police report
and an identity theft affidavit with your written request to the company that has the
documents. You can tell the company to give the documents to a specific law enforcement agency.
• Stop a debt collector from contacting you. In most cases, debt collectors must stop
contacting you after you send them a letter telling them to stop.
• Get written information from a debt collector about a debt, including the name of
the creditor and the amount you supposedly owe.
Limits on Financial Losses from Identity Theft
You have limited liability for fraudulent debts caused by identity theft. For example:
• Under most state laws you are not liable for any debt incurred on fraudulent new
accounts opened in your name and without your permission.
• Your liability for fraudulent purchases made with your credit card is up to $50, if you
tell the credit card company about the fraudulent charges within 60 days of when the
company sends you the statement showing the fraudulent charges. Some credit card
companies say cardholders who are victims of fraudulent charges have no liability
for those charges at all.
• If your ATM or debit card is lost or stolen, your liability for the misuse of your card
is up to $50, as long as you notify the bank or credit union within two business days
after you realize the card is missing. Your liability may increase if you don’t report
the loss promptly.
• If fraudulent electronic withdrawals are made from your bank or credit union
account but your ATM or debit card is not lost or stolen, you are not liable if you
write to let the bank or credit union know about the error within 60 days of when
they send you the account statement showing the fraudulent withdrawals.
• Most state laws limit your liability for fraudulent checks issued on your bank or
credit union account if you notify the bank or credit union promptly.
4. Other Federal Rights
Under the Justice for All Act, you have additional rights when the identity thief is being
prosecuted in federal court. You have the right to:
• Reasonable protection from the accused.
• Reasonable, accurate, and timely notice about any public court proceeding; parole
proceeding involving the crime; or release or escape of the accused.
• Not be excluded from any public court proceeding unless the judge decides that
your testimony would change significantly if you heard other testimony.
• Be reasonably heard at any public proceeding
in the district court involving release, plea,
sentencing, or parole proceeding.
• Confer with the attorney for the government in
the case.
• Full and timely restitution as provided in the
law.
• Proceedings free from unreasonable delay.
• Be treated with fairness and respect for your
dignity and privacy.
Other Rights:
In many states, businesses
or organizations that lose
or misplace certain types
of personal information
must tell you if that has
happened. Ask your state
attorney general’s office
for more information.
Resources
• To file a complaint and get an affidavit: ftc.gov/complaint or call (877) FTC-HELP
• For more information about identity theft: ftc.gov/idtheft
• To learn about rights in your state and credit freeze laws: www.naag.org
Federal Trade Commission
www.ftc.gov/idtheft