sstongeschool@yahoo.com (Steve) wrote in message news:<5bba6618.0312141359.6c4aed7e@posting.google.com>...
> Do people ever worry when their traveling what would happen if they
> lost their credit cards or ID? That's what happened to me! I didn't
> know who to call to report my cards stolen, or how to get a new
> passport, or what to do to make sure someone didn't use my passport
> and SSN to steal my identity!
>
> There are lots of things you can do to make sure this doesn't happen
> to you. The best way I found is to be prepared. There are free
> services on the web that can help you protect yourself.
>
> My favorite page is:
> http://www.cardguardusa.com
>
> On their site I used their free CardPages to create a list of all my
> emergency contact numbers that I would need next time I lose any
> important documents or credit cards. And I can access my CardPages
> from anywhere via the internet.
>
> Here are some other great pages I found that have some great
> information on identity theft and fraud.
>
> http://www.cardguardusa.com
> http://www.cardguard.ca
> http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft/
> http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud/idtheft.html
> http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/credit/idtheft.htm
>
> **Please copy and distribute freely.
No one expects to lose their cc's or passport. First time travelers
(and even experienced ones) have had these things stolen. (1)The 800
numbers to call to report lost cards are useless in Europe. There are
non-800 numbers on all the cc's I have and they say to call collect
from anywhere in the world. (2)One convenient thing to do is
photocopy the front and back of all the cards you are taking with you
and place copies of these in SEVERAL different places, so that unless
every item you have were stolen, you would have a list of all your
cc's and the non-800 numbers, (3)ditto of (2) for passport. |
