FTC Recruiting Identity Theft Victims

coondoggie writes "In an effort to buttress its enforcement and better understand the scourge that is identity theft, the Federal Trade Commission said today its plans to conduct a wide-ranging study of victims of the crime. The FTC is looking for people harmed by the crime and said the survey will examine the remedies available to victims under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (FACT Act). Among other things, the FACT Act gave consumers the right to place fraud alerts on their credit files if they are, or suspect they may become, victims of identity theft; block information on their credit reports that resulted from identity theft; and obtain copies of their credit reports free of charge."

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I've never heard of anyone actually losing anything because of credit card fraud

Well, try to remember my name then. Happened while on long vacation. Noticed the charge 45 days later when looking at empty bank account. CC company pointed at policy: "you must notify us within 30 days". Raised a stink with police report and all. CC company eventually paid back 2% of total because the thieves had managed to withdraw even more than credit limit allowed. Sat down and cried.