Ides card
My sister received a ides card for her son and before anyone could read the paperwork she activated it. We seen you on wgn news talking about it being a fraud. What should she do now?
Terry Says
My first insturction is always: DON’T ACTIVATE THAT CARD. But it’s too late now. So do teke this next step: freeze your credit report!
This link gives you instructions on how to do that:
https://www.terrysavage.com/ides-and-identity-theft/
(Use the links in this column to all 3 bureaus to freeze your report.)
As well, take a look at your report and focus on “recent inquiries” to see if any banks made an inquiry. That could signal that someone opened a new bank account in your name. Those don’t show up on credit reports, but inquiries do!
Then relax because this is a problem for KeyBank and IDES – but you have no liability. And don’t waste your time trying to report it—because it’s almost impossible to get through their toll-free lines.
