Identity Theft Information

Kerry Monif, a financial advisor with Securities America Advisors, Inc, spoke about identity theft, the fastest growing crime in America.  In 2007, one person in 23 was a victim and this year one person in every eight will have been a victim.

There were 446,000 identity theft complaints in 2007, 1063 of them in Iowa.  Denver had the highest total in 2007.

The average victim spends 600 hours to clear their identity.  Last year only 12% of reported fraud cases were due to the internet, but that is increasing each year.

You cannot prevent identity theft.  The most important advice we can give you is to check your credit report at least once a year. If you are a victim of identity theft, you will catch it early by checking your credit report regularly.

For More Information

AARP Free Online Seminar

Credit Reporting Agencies (see also www.privacyrights.org/fs/fs6-crdt.htm)

	Phone	Online
Equifax	(888) 766-0008	www.equifax.com
Experian	(888) EXPERIAN (397-3742)	www.experian.com
TransUnion	(800) 680-7289	www.transunion.com

Federal Trade Commission Identity Theft Clearinghouse
* Phone: (877) IDTHEFT (877-438-4338)
* Web: www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/

Federal Agencies and Technology Industry
* For tips on online safety, visit www.onguardonline.gov

Identity Theft Resource Center
* Phone: (858) 693-7935
* Web: www.idtheftcenter.org

Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
* Phone: (619) 298-3396
* Web: www.privacyrights.org
* Test your identity theft risk factor, www.privacyrights.org/itrc-quiz1.htm
* Coping with Identity Theft: Reducing the Risk of Fraud -
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Compilation of Identity Theft Surveys
* Web: www.privacyrights.org/ar/idtheftsurveys.htm

Additional web sites:
* U.S. Dept. of Justice, report a crime, www.usdoj.gov/how-to.htm#crime
* FBI Internet Fraud Complaint Center. Report cases involving online fraud and phishing. www.ic3.gov
* Mari Frank's Identity Theft Survival Kit. Phone: (800) 725-0807. Web: www.identitytheft.org

Seven Flag Days of Summer

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The Treynor Optimist Club is beginning a community service and fundraising project to put up flags on seven holidays in Treynor this year. This project enhances an already beautiful neighborhood with our country’s flag. The Optimist Club members will put up, take down, store and maintain the flags for you. We would like to include your home on our list for this service in 2008.

The Treynor Optimist Club is preparing the flags for this year. Memorial Day is the first “Flag” day of the year and we are looking forward to serving you. The funds raised by this project go directly to support Scholarships for Treynor graduates and other Optimist services.

If you would like to have the Treynor Optimst members put up a flag for your home please talk to a Treynor Optimist Club member or e-mail the club President Dale Willenborg.

Mail a check for $35 to:
Optimist Club of Treynor
P.O. Box 354
Treynor, IA 51575

Again thanks for showing your patriotism, love of country and support for Treynor Seniors by supporting this flag project.

You can still sign up, but we need 3-4 days for Iowa One Call to locate underground utilities.

The holidays for Flag Days include:

Memorial Day - May 26

Flag Day - June 14

Treynor Days - June 27-29

Independence Day - July 4

Labor Day - Sept 1

Patriot Day - Sept 11

Columbus Day - Oct 13

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