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On Tue, Nov 27, 2007 at 02:15:54PM -0000, Neil Stone wrote: > > So.. what has the recommendation been for anyone that happens to have had > a letter (like me) informing them that their data was on one of the 'MIA' > discs ? > > See http://www.identity-theft.org.uk/ Various steps 1/ Make sure your passwords are upto scratch (no names of children etc) 2/ Check bank statements regularly (also check that post deliveries are being delivered to you and are not being taken) 3/ Annually check your statutory credit score. This costs £2 per agency and there are three agencies in the UK: Experian, Equifax and Callcredit (Please note that all the agencies will sell you reports costing much more, all the key data is on the statutory report) http://www.experian.co.uk/consumer/orderPaperReport.html https://www.econsumer.equifax.co.uk/consumer/uk/sitepage.ehtml?forward=gb_elearning_credit14 http://www.callcredit.co.uk/consumer/order-your-report If you see odd items on the report, ask for explanations. For what its worth, my mother moved house and within 2 days of her moving out she had been shown as having taken a loan from Littlewoods. After two months I had a letter back saying the loan had been removed from her record. -- Henry Tue Nov 27 15:19:46 GMT 2007
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