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FDIC Consumer News - Spring 1998
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If you think youre a victim of a financial crime or if you notice anything suspicious, get to the phone right away and call the following: | |
The police. Your bank, credit card company or other financial institution that may need to know about the matter. The National Fraud Information Center (800-876-7060, Internet site www.fraud.org), which forwards reports of suspected fraud to federal and state authorities. Also, consider calling the three major credit bureaus. Ask them to place a fraud notice in your file, so that lenders and other users of credit reports will be warned to be careful before approving a new credit card in your name. Two of the three credit bureaus publicize the toll-free numbers for their fraud department: Experian at (800) 301-7195 and Trans Union at (800) 680-7289. Equifax asks that you first contact your creditor or the police in order to get the phone number for its fraud unit. |
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