Calculators, work sheets and resources to prevent identity theft and fraud

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TOOLS AND RESOURCES

Identity fraud-fighting tool kit

Use these work sheets and other resources to battle identity theft and fraud.

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Protecting your identity

Self-help tools, tips and more

Use these resources to prevent identity theft and fraud. Plus, learn what to do if it happens to you.

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Calculators and decision tools
•	Scam of the month
•	FICO Score Estimator

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Work sheets
•	Form letter for fixing credit report mistakes
•	Form letter for requesting information on fraudulent accounts
•	ID theft contact work sheet
•	Credit reporting agencies and fraud alerts and credit freezes
•	What to do if you're a victim

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Audio
•	Protect yourself from identity theft
•	Detecting synthetic identity fraud
•	Children victimized by identity theft
•	7 steps to protect your child from identity theft
•	Medical identity theft can kill you

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Identity theft basics
•	Home Equity Basics: Dealing with fraud
•	Credit Card Basics: Shop safely on the Web
•	What is a credit score?
•	Fixing mistakes on your credit report

Outside resources

Federal government resources
•	FTC's identity theft site
•	7 practices for safer computing
•	FDIC: Fight phishing
•	SEC: Online brokerage accounts and ID fraud
•	FBI's Internet crime complaint center
•	DOJ: What can I do about identity theft and fraud?

Further outside resources
•	Test your risk of ID fraud
•	Identity theft: What to do if it happens to you
•	Fraud safety quiz
•	Real-life stories of fraud
•	More real-life stories of fraud victims
•	FAQ: Identity theft in the workplace
•	8 steps to staying safe when you connect to the Internet

Glossary

1.	Adware	15.	Plug-in
2.	Antispyware	16.	Red flag rules
3.	Antivirus	17.	Social Security number tumbling
4.	Authentication	18.	Spam
5.	Bot	19.	Spim
6.	Dual factor identification rules	20.	Spit
7.	Firewall	21.	Spoofing
8.	Identity cloning	22.	Spyware
9.	Identity fraud	23.	Synthetic identity fraud
10.	Identity theft	24.	Trojan horse
11.	Image spam	25.	Virus
12.	Malware	26.	Vishing
13.	Nigerian scam	27.	Worm
14.	Phishing