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It is a freaky situation to experience. It was straight freakout at first, which will now be replaced by lifelong paranoia of stolen identity. Thank you. I did
by iamshs 13y ago
It is a freaky situation to experience. It was straight freakout at first, which will now be replaced by lifelong paranoia of stolen identity.
Thank you. I did not know that the license could be replaced. If that can be done, that would be somewhat good.
Here are the steps found on the mounties site [1]:-
A- File a police report.
B- Contact your financial institutions.
C- Report to Equifax and TransUnion Canada
D- Report to info@antifraudcentre.ca
He is more freaked out due to the recent news reports of stolen passports used on the MAH 370.
[1] http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/scams-fraudes/id-theft-vol-eng.htm http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/scams-fraudes/id-theft-vol-eng.htm
- jdp23 13y agoPrivacy Rights Clearinghouse has an excellent fact sheet for dealing with identity theft in the US. https://www.privacyrights.org/identity-theft-what-do-if-it-happens-you https://www.privacyrights.org/identity-theft-what-do-if-it-h... Not sure how much applies to Canada but there's some very good stuff there.
- iamshs 13y agoThank you. That link was wonderful. Pretty much all of it applies. I think doing a credit freeze will shrink the size of the damage, though medical identity theft still remains a possibility.