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Small Business Identity Theft Checklist

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Subscribe to your Secretary of State’s Identity Theft Notification System.

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From time to time check your business information on the Identity Theft Notification

System that your State provides.

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Obtain a commercial credit report for your business.

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providers.

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Monitor your accounts and bills in a timely manner and immediately report any

suspicious activity to the originating entity.

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Always protect your Employer Identification Number (EIN), account numbers,

and other important personal information.

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Establish and follow a policy for carrying, using, and reporting a lost or stolen business

credit card.

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Inventory the documents you maintain and store only the documents that you

must in a safe and secure location. Shred all discarded using a “confetti” shredder.

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Do not share any sensitive information in emails or on any web based service.

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If you notice suspicious activity consider it may be commercial identity theft.

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If you have been a victim of identity theft report the theft to your local law

enforcement agency immediately.

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Contact your banks and credit providers and report the theft.

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Contact all the largest credit reporting agencies and speak with their Fraud Department

to report the crime and view a new copy of your commercial credit report.

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Place a fraud alert on all your commercial business accounts.

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Contact creditors where fraudulent accounts were opened in your business’s name, and

request documentation that was used to open or access the accounts.

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