Virgin Islands 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 to take if your identity was stolen Alert your bank or credit card companies immediately. ... Change your passwords and enable two-factor authentication. ... Continue monitoring your financial statements and accounts. ... Google yourself. ... Notify law enforcement. ... Set up a fraud alert or credit freeze.

Send a written notice to all financial institutions where the deceased had an account instructing them to close all individual accounts and remove the deceased's name from joint accounts: As soon as you receive the certified copies of the death certificate, send a letter and a certified copy to each of the financial ...

There are five steps you should take right away if someone steals your identity: See if you have identity theft insurance. Contact the relevant companies. Report the theft to the FTC and the police. Add a fraud alert to your credit reports. Freeze your consumer reports.

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.

Use the ID Theft Affidavit Creditors may ask you to fill out fraud affidavits. The Federal Trade Commission's ID Theft Affidavit is accepted by the credit bureaus and by most major creditors. Send copies of the completed form to creditors where the thief opened accounts in your name.

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.

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.

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Virgin Islands Checklist for Remedying Identity Theft of Deceased Persons