Emergency Lost Wallet Actions
· File a police report as soon
as you can to prove to credit providers that you acted
diligently and took
the first
step toward an investigation
of the crime.
· Immediately call the three national
credit reporting organizations to place a fraud alert on
your name and
social security number. This alert
means that any company that checks your
credit knows your information was
stolen and they must contact you to authorize new credit.
These three credit
organizations are Equifax at 1–888–766–0008,
Experian at
1–888–397–3742, and Trans Union at 1–800–680–7289.
· Contact your bank as soon as possible if your checkbook is stolen.
Photocopy both sides of your credit cards
and other important documents and keep these in
a separate, easily accessible
location. As a result, you will have all of your vital information
and
can quickly call your credit card companies and cancel your cards.
Call these credit card numbers to alert the Banks of the situation:
MECU VISA Card 727-570-4881
MECU Debit Same as above, report them together.
BofA VISA 800-421-2110 /in US, 302-738-5719 /Outside US or Canada - Call Collect
Exxon/Mobil 866-500-5052
Marathon 800-537-9580
BP 800-445-6106 / in US. 480-350-7998 /outside US - Call Collect
Illinois Lottery Card 800-252-1775