South Carolina Checklist for Remedying Identity Theft of Deceased Persons

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This Checklist for Remedying Identity Theft of Deceased Persons helps persons who discover that a deceased person’s identity has been stolen and used by an imposter for personal gain to document and organize the identity theft reporting process. It includes important steps to take when communicating with creditors, credit reporting agencies, law enforcement agencies and other entities regarding the deceased person’s identity theft.
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Steps for Victims of Identity Theft or Fraud Place a fraud alert on your credit report. Close out accounts that have been tampered with or opened fraudulently. Report the identity theft to the Federal Trade Commission. File a report with your local police department.

Follow these tips to reduce the risk of a deceased person from having their identity stolen: Send copies of the death certificate to each credit reporting bureau, asking them to put a ?deceased alert? on the credit reports. Review the deceased taxpayer's credit report for questionable credit card activity.

Identity theft is when one person uses the identifying information of another for financial gain, and the more we use our private identifying information in public ways, the more prevalent identity theft scams become. Under South Carolina law, identity theft is a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

Change the passwords, pin numbers, and log in information for all of your potentially affected accounts, including your email accounts, and any accounts that use the same password, pin, or log in information. Contact your police department, report the crime and obtain a police report.

Consumers can report identity theft at IdentityTheft.gov, the federal government's one-stop resource to help people report and recover from identity theft. The site provides step-by-step advice and helpful resources like easy-to-print checklists and sample letters.

Identity theft has profound consequences for its victims. They can have their bank accounts wiped out, credit histories ruined, and jobs and valuable possessions taken away. Some victims have even been arrested for crimes they did not commit.

Inform your bank, building society and credit card company of any unusual transactions on your statement. Request a copy of your credit file to check for any suspicious credit applications. Report the theft of personal documents and suspicious credit applications to the police and ask for a crime reference number.

Identity theft can victimize the dead. An identity thief's use of a deceased person's Social Security number may create problems for family members. This type of identity theft also victimizes merchants, banks, and other businesses that provide goods and services to the thief.

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South Carolina Checklist for Remedying Identity Theft of Deceased Persons