Credit Card Woes

From: Iron Foot <ironfoot@dorsai.org>
Subject: Credit Card Woes
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1998 15:12:14 -0500 (est)

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	Greetings all!

	I recently discovered that I had been a victim of credit card
fraud - I noticed two suspicious charges on my October bill, and so I
contacted the credit card issuer about them. They put me in touch with the
people who charged me and they agreed to credit me with those charges.

	There is another charge that I have not yet been billed for, which
I can only challenge after I've been billed, so I have to wait for my next
bill.

	I think I've gotten this card squared away. My question for the
list members is this: Are there pro-active steps that I can take to
prevent identity theft? Someone out there has my credit card number and i
don't want them to start opening up lines of credit in my name. How do I
prevent that? 

	Also, should I consider doing stuff like getting my social
security number changed?


	Thanks!
	



Elliott


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