--riverman wrote in news:c46f0a2a-0958-4ba2-a8d2-
:

OK, not fishing for any sympathy, but some strategies.

Some f**ker let themselves into my house Friday night and made off
with my laptop, SWMBOs jewelry, some cash I had stashed (apparently
not so well) and a few odds and ends. I'm not too worried about most
of the stuff, except SWMBOs jewelry has a lot of sentimental value.

But my laptop worries me. The desktop is unlocked, so they have access
to all my content.

I don't have any passwords written in black and white anywhere, but
there are hints hidden in findable places. Also, my tax info is in
there (in a desktop folder called 'taxes') with a ton of my personal
info. Also, who knows what someone with the wherewithal to snoop in a
folder called 'financial' might decide to try to figure out.

So I'm suddenly a bit worried about identity theft, as well as (to a
much lesser degree) someone getting access to my accounts. I have
already changed all my passwords, but I still worry about what else
might be in there.

Anyone got any good ideas of how to trace a missing computer? Or who
to notify to prevent identity theft before it happens? This is a first
for me, so I'm looking for valuable insights....


-riverman,

I they have access to your tax info., they have access to your SSN. I
would highly recomend you go to the three major (only) credit reporting
agencies, and put a security freeze on your credit reports. This will
"lock down" your credit records, and inform and potential credit lender
that their is a potential security/theft issue. Here are the links to
the three credit reporting agencies security freeze sections.

http://www.equifax.com/cs7/Satellite...dpagename=EFX%
2FEFX_Page_C%2FGetcreditCP&cid=1182374732430&p=118 2374732489
&packedargs=locale%3Den_cp&pagename=EFX%2FWrapper# NextSteps


https://www.experian.com/freeze/center.html


http://www.transunion.com/corporate/...heft/fraudPrev
ention/securityFreeze.page

ConRad