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When my great grandmother had developed dementia someone stole her information. At some point a telemarketer was able to steal her personal information from her and make several different purchases and subscriptions that cost her hundreds of dollars. My grandfather had to take over her finances from that point on. There wasn't anything we could have done better other than preventing it in the future and watching what she did

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I need to create better habits to prevent this in the future. I need to shred all important documents after reviewing them. As well as keeping ones I may need. When online shopping I need to make sure I am careful about who it is I am giving my information to. "A good way to keep an eye of your identity is to frequently check your credit report"(Amet,6).

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There are many different ways that my information could have been stolen. I should use the NACA forum. "NACA's mission is to promote justice for all consumers by maintaining a forum for communication, networking, and information..."(Amet,6). I should read this and see what it has to say.

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I am going to contact one of these companies so they can help me. I will describe to them the situation and follow the steps they tell me. I will call my bank as well and cancel the card. I will check my past bank statements and compare them to make sure I haven't missed anything.

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First off I need to remember that there are credit reporting companies I should talk to. "There are three main credit reporting companies: Equilfax, Experian, and Transunion"(Amet.6).

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I think that there is a possibly that my personal information has been stolen. There are purchases on my credit cards that I didn't make. What should I do?

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Identity Theft: When someone or something steals your personal information to do things in your name.

Credit Report: This is a report about your finances and your purchases.

NACA: A organization geared to making a forum to assist people in financial protection  areas.

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By: Michael Seidle