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What
Would You Do If You Lost Your Wallet?
Yahoo News / Associated
Press - May 16, 2002
You need to
act fast if wallet stolen
We've tried to
help you be smart about what you carry in your
wallet, but here's another reminder. If you're wallet were lost,
what would you do? Who would you need to call? Whatever you decide,
you better do it fast. Identity thieves know that they have to beat
you to the punch if they're going to get any value from your lost
credit card or social security card.
"You're in trouble if those documents fall into the hands of
criminals," said Diane Terry, director of the fraud victim assistance
department at the TransUnion credit agency in Fullerton, Calif. "They
act quickly, so you have to, too." Much better to keep the good
stuff (SSN, PINs, etc.) out of your wallet in the first place.
 
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