People that have become victims of identity theft also must deal with trying to
remove the fraudulent accounts and charges from their credit record and take steps to prevent the theft of their personal information in the future.
That allows the credit bureau to
remove fraudulent accounts from your report, he says.
Under California law, when you provide a copy of the police report to the credit bureaus, they must
remove the fraudulent accounts from your credit report.
Not exact matches
«The malware has been
removed from our system, and no customers will be responsible for any
fraudulent charges to their
accounts.
Whether the theft of your identity results in higher balances on existing
accounts, the opening of new
accounts, late payments or an increase in inquiries, the end result is the same — your credit score will be affected until the
fraudulent credit information is
removed from your credit report.
Don't forget to bring
fraudulent accounts to the attention of the credit bureau and have them
removed.
In general, credit repair is most effective at
removing errors, outdated information,
fraudulent accounts, or unsubstantiated items.
An identity theft report can get negative information
removed from your credit reports resulting from
fraudulent accounts along with stopping debt collectors from pursuing you for unpaid debt due to
fraudulent accounts.
You can ask the credit bureaus to freeze you
accounts to prevent further damage, and then work with them and the credit card issuer to have
fraudulent charges
removed.
IHG reserves the right to
remove a member's bonus points or cancel a member's
account if
fraudulent use of the Promotion is detected.