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Adam Levin, author of Swiped, shared a similar concern about fraud alerts with NBC News» Herb Weisbaum: «A lot of lenders, regardless of what they're supposed to do, don't take the time to check....

Equifax and the other two credit reporting agencies, Experian and TransUnion, work together so that when you place an alert with one of these agencies, your request is automatically sent to the other two agencies (see information about fraud alerts).

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The fired whistleblower had alerted Deutsche executives to his concerns about a purported massive accounting fraud at the bank.

Investor Alerts typically warn investors about the latest investment frauds and scams.

An initial fraud alert signals to lenders that you're concerned about the safety of your personal data, and that they should go beyond their normal procedures to verify your identity and to be sure that your application for credit is legit.

We've written extensively about credit freezes, putting a fraud alert on your credit.

Last year, they alerted online dating customers about the growing types of dating fraud that had been reported to them.

If you're looking for ways to clean your credit or have more questions about how a fraud alert helps with credit protection, make an appointment for a free consultation with our team today!

If you're concerned about identity theft, but haven't yet become a victim, you can also place an initial fraud alert.

An initial fraud alert signals to lenders that you're concerned about the safety of your personal data, and that they should go beyond their normal procedures to verify your identity and to be sure that your application for credit is legit.

If you think someone has stolen your identity or is about to, you can ask the reporting bureaus to attach either an «initial» or «extended» fraud alert to your credit file.

Receiving alerts about key changes — these could include new lines of credit, new bank accounts and interstate moves — occurring on your credit report in real time can help you make smarter financial decisions and act swiftly in the event of fraud or identity theft.

If your investigation turns up anything suspicious — for instance, someone trying to obtain credit in your name — contact all three credit bureaus to alert them about the fraud and ask them to put a temporary security alert on your information that will tell creditors to take extra steps to verify your identity if credit is requested.

The Federal Trade Commission's 2006 data shows that of about 250,000 identity theft complaints to the FTC, more than half of victims never contacted a credit bureau to place a fraud alert.

The first thing to do, Joanna said, was to visit the Federal Trade Commission's website, which includes instructions about how to report identity theft like contacting the fraud departments of your credit card companies, putting a fraud alert on your credit with one of the three credit bureaus (Experian, Equifax and Transunion) and filing a police report.

An initial fraud alert is less drastic than a credit freeze — it simply puts an alert out that you are concerned about becoming a victim of identity theft.

Investor Alerts typically warn investors about the latest investment frauds and scams.

If you're worried about becoming the victim of fraud, the Chase Freedom ® card allows you to set up alerts any time suspicious activity occurs on your account.

First, there is the Law Society of BC's recent fraud alert from January 19 about fraudsters again targeting lawyers disbursing trust funds.

Interestingly, the Law Society of British Columbia, which issued a fraud alert about the CryptoWall attack, did not require these law firms to advise clients of the attacks despite the duty of confidentiality if the encrypted data was not «necessarily breached» and client files had not been accessed.

Today AvoidAClaim posted about three new fraud scams that lawyers alerted us to.

The first thing to do, Joanna said, was to visit the Federal Trade Commission's website, which includes instructions about how to report identity theft like contacting the fraud departments of your credit card companies, putting a fraud alert on your credit with one of the three credit bureaus (Experian, Equifax and Transunion) and filing a police report.

FCT started reporting its incidents of suspected commercial frauds in 2012, in an effort to alert owners, lenders and their legal advisors about the growing incidents of commercial fraud.