Am I in Danger if ID theft??

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gkim1987

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Posted: 12.11.2010, 08:17

I received a reponse email from "Jane Yung" from "Rogers and Hendricks LLP." She is on the flakelist which I found out AFTER I filled out my credit information at //freecreditsreport.net/free1, which is the link she provided. I did not send her any of my information through email, but is it possible that somehow she/he still can obtain my credit information from the website?
FlakeMistress

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Posted: 12.11.2010, 13:03

Gkim, yes, you're in danger from not just identity theft but also personal invasion of your computer. Here's what to do:

#1: Run a program called crap cleaner. You can download it at: http://filehippo.com/

#2. Run a full virus scan. I use Avast but you can use whatever you feel comfy with. Also downloadable at http://filehippo.com/

#3. Run a malware program. I use http://www.malwarebytes.org/ and I also supplement it with spybot. You can download Spybot here: http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html

#4. Run a complete defrag. This is located in the control panel of your computer.

#5. Re-boot.

#6. Change passwords but do so once you have run the scans and re-booted.

I also recommend to ANYONE that has even clicked on one of these scammers IQ, Credit, or whatever bogus links they send you too, even if you did NOT fill out any info and immediately closed the page, to STILL do these 6 steps, just to be safe. Sometimes all it takes is just a click from you to get to their site for their site to put a keylogger (or worse!) onto your PC.

Better to be safe than sorry and then have to pay up the rear to get your PC fixed. I also do these 6 steps 2-3x weekly as regular maintenance to keep my PC running smoothly. Heck while all this is going on I give the monitor & mouse a cleaning, the keyboard an air dusting, and tidy up everything else.

A happy computer = a WORKING computer.

Hope this helps!!

~FM

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FlakeMistress

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Posted: 12.11.2010, 13:07

PS: http://www.AnnualCreditReport.com is the ONLY authorized source for the free annual credit report that's yours by law. The Federal Trade Commission has received complaints from consumers who thought they were ordering their free annual credit report, and yet couldn't get it without paying fees or buying other services. TV ads, email offers, or online search results may tout "free" credit reports, but there is only one authorized source for a truly free credit report.

~FM

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FlakeMaster

Registered: 23.01.09

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Posted: 12.11.2010, 19:55

Another thing you can do is alert your bank and the credit reporting agencies that someone maliciously obtained your information. They will put a red flag on your account so if anyone tries anything suspicious, you would be contacted to confirm.

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