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 Post subject: E-mail Hacked, now Passport Information taken!
PostPosted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 11:22 am 
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Hey guys, so I really don't know what I should do about this and would greatly appreciate any input...

On March 5th I signed up through a government website to apply for my passport. Basically how that worked was I had to input all my personal information online (on the .gov website) where they would then e-mail you the paper application with all that information to print out and bring to a courthouse to apply for a passport.

So on March 9th I find that my Yahoo e-mail account has been accessed and hacked from someone in CA (I'm in FL). At first it was just a nuisance because they spam e-mailed everyone on my contacts list, BUT now that e-mail with all my personal information for my passport is missing! I know it was in my inbox, as I have accessed it once before, but now it's nowhere to be found (not in trash or spam either) I just noticed it was missing today when I went to finally print it out.

This application has personal information such as my SSN, birth date, family relations, etc.

Should I sign up for an identity theft service ASAP or are there other precautions I should also take?

Thanks to anyone who can help give some advice on this problem!!


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 Post subject: Re: E-mail Hacked, now Passport Information taken!
PostPosted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 7:08 pm 
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Should I sign up for an identity theft service ASAP or are there other precautions I should also take?


Put a fraud alert on all three of your credit reports. If you want you can also sign up for an identity theft service. Best of luck to you.

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 Post subject: Re: E-mail Hacked, now Passport Information taken!
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Thanks! Appreciate the feedback


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 Post subject: Re: E-mail Hacked, now Passport Information taken!
PostPosted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 7:01 pm 
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You are so welcome

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