The Identity Theft Resolution Service includes notifying
creditors about the fraud and possibly requesting to cancel affected cards and issue new ones, reporting the fraudulent activity to local authorities and forwarding a report to creditors.
Not exact matches
Lying to a
creditor about the debtor's financial condition: obtaining money or credit by false pretenses, false representation or actual
fraud, or by a credit application that is materially false and intended to deceive the
creditor.
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.