IDTheft - Investment Fraud

Investment Fraud

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Investor Education and Assistance serves investors who complain to the SEC about investment fraud or the mishandling of their investments by securities professionals. If you believe that an identity thief has tampered with your securities investments or a brokerage account, immediately report it to your broker or account manager and to the SEC.

You can file a complaint with the SEC's Complaint Center at www.sec.gov/complaint.shtml. Include as much detail as possible. If you don't have Internet access, write to the SEC at: SEC Office of Investor Education and Assistance, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington DC, 20549-0213. For answers to general questions, call 202-942-7040.

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Identity Theft Victims - Immediate Steps
◦ Placing A Fraud Alert
◦ Closing Accounts
◦ File A Report With The Police
◦ File A Complaint With The FTC

How Can Identity Theft Happen?
◦ How Can Someone Steal Your Identity
◦ Effects Of Identity Theft
◦ Are You a Victim of Identity Theft?
◦ Pretexting - How to Avoid It
◦ How Long Can The Effects Of Identity Theft Last?
◦ Using Of A Monitoring Service

Tips To Minimze Your Risk
◦ My personal information has been lost or stolen
◦ Minimizing Your Risk
◦ Trash And Mail
◦ Social Security Number
◦ The Computer And The Internet
◦ Active Duty Military Alert
◦ Identity Theft Insurance

Specific Problem Resolving
◦ Dealing With Specific Problems
◦ Bank Accounts and Fraudulent Withdrawals
◦ Fraudulent Electronic Withdrawals
◦ Fraudulent Checks
◦ If Your Checks Are Rejected
◦ Fraudulent New Accounts
◦ Bankruptcy Fraud
◦ Correcting Fraudulent Information in Credit Reports
◦ Consumer Reporting Company Obligations
◦ Credit Cards
◦ Criminal Violations
◦ Debt Collectors
◦ Investment Fraud
◦ Mail Theft
◦ Passport
◦ Phone Fraud
◦ Social Security Number Misuse
◦ Tax Fraud

Filing An Complaint With The FTC
◦ How Do You File A Complaint With The FTC
◦ How Does The FTC Use Your Information

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