[Mo-facs] FW: OFS Financial Tip of the Week

[Arendt, Cynthia]

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University of Missouri-Columbia <http://www.missouri.edu> 
Personal Financial Planning Dept <http://pfp.missouri.edu> 
Dr. Mark Oleson - OFS Director
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Many of you have e-mailed your concerns regarding the recent hack into
an MU database where the personal information of 22,000 people was
recently compromised. I don't want to focus a lot of time/attention on
this since I dealt with the issue about 6 weeks ago in a tip, but I
wanted to remind you of what you should be doing if you find yourself in
the middle of this ... 

- Review the information from the financial tip dated 3/22
<http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/85884/1165686/http://financialsuccess.m
issouri.edu/tipoftheweek/idtheftresources.pdf> . 
- Think twice before buying the theft protection services that are sold.

- Review your credit reports. Even if you've already received your free
report(s) for this year, as a potential fraud victim, you are entitled
to free credit reports [for fraud]. Contact the three credit reporting
agencies (Experian.com, Equifax.com, TransUnion.com) to order the free
reports. 
- Place fraud alerts on your reports (https://www.annualcreditreport.com
<http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/85884/1165686/https://www.annualcreditr
eport.com/> ) click on 'fraud alert.' 
- If you live outside of Missouri, you may be eligible for a credit
freeze [Missouri has considered a bill but has not acted upon one yet];
read the tip mentioned above and you can find out if your state has a
law in place. 
- I would review my credit report monthly for the next 3-6 months. In
most instances, activity that occurs will not show up immediately. 
- Go to StolenIDSearch.com
<http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/85884/1165686/https://www.stolenidsearc
h.com> . You can enter your SSN and it searches a database of nearly 2.5
million compromised numbers. It will tell you if yours has been
compromised or not. Secure site. 


The Consumer Action Handbook, first published in 1979, is one of the
most helpful and popular consumer resources. The free guide is designed
to help consumers find the best and most direct source for assistance
with their consumer problems and questions. Tips are offered on such
topics as banking, making purchases (buying and leasing cars, housing),
protecting against fraud, insurance, and resolving marketplace problems
(includes sample complaint letters). Thousands of contacts for Better
Business Bureaus; federal, state, county, and city government consumer
protection offices are also provided. 

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Dr. Mark Oleson (OFS Director)

 

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