Ever lost your credit cards or ID while traveling?

Do people ever worry when their traveling what would happen if they
lost their credit cards or ID? That's what happened to me! I didn't
know who to call to report my cards stolen, or how to get a new
passport, or what to do to make sure someone didn't use my passport
and SSN to steal my identity!

There are lots of things you can do to make sure this doesn't happen
to you. The best way I found is to be prepared. There are free
services on the web that can help you protect yourself.

My favorite page is:
http://www.cardguardusa.com

On their site I used their free CardPages to create a list of all my
emergency contact numbers that I would need next time I lose any
important documents or credit cards. And I can access my CardPages
from anywhere via the internet.

Here are some other great pages I found that have some great
information on identity theft and fraud.

http://www.cardguardusa.com
http://www.cardguard.ca
http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft/
http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud/idtheft.html
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/credit/idtheft.htm

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Steve wrote:
Do people ever worry when their traveling what would happen if they
lost their credit cards or ID? That's what happened to me!

Really? That's very interesting. Where did it happen?

miguel
--
Hundreds of travel photos from around the world: http://travel.u.nu/

On 14 Dec 2003 13:59:14 -0800, (Steve)
wrote:

Do people ever worry when their traveling what would happen if they
lost their credit cards or ID? That's what happened to me! I didn't
know who to call to report my cards stolen,

Don't you think it would have been a good idea to know that
before you started your trip? In any case, when wallet with Visa
card was stolen in paris we quickly found there was a local Visa
number to call for just that sort of thing. Your hotel could
probably help you get the number.

or how to get a new passport,

Contact the nearest American consulate.

or what to do to make sure someone didn't use my passport
and SSN to steal my identity!

YOu have no need for a SSN in Europe.

There are lots of things you can do to make sure this doesn't happen
to you. The best way I found is to be prepared. There are free
services on the web that can help you protect yourself.

Along with a little common sense.

My favorite page is:
http://www.cardguardusa.com

Hmmm. Jsut what I need: another outfit with my name and email
address.

On their site I used their free CardPages to create a list of all my
emergency contact numbers that I would need next time I lose any
important documents or credit cards. And I can access my CardPages
from anywhere via the internet.

Why not jsut write this stuff down and carry it somewhere in your
luggage? Or you and your wife each keep a copy? That way you
don't have to hunt down an internet cafe or somesuch. Include a
copy of the data page of your passport.


************* DAVE HATUNEN ) *************
* Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow *
* My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *

In om
(Steve) wrote:

My favorite page is:
http://www.cardguardusa.com

Really? That's no surprise, considering that you're actually

Steven St.Onge, Co-Founder & Chief Information Officer


--
Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN

Make a list of your credit card information and their telephones numbers and
leave a copy of this list in your suitcase or safe inside your room or hotel
safe, and with a trusted friend at home.

Make a good copy of your passport, take one with you and leave this with a
trusted friend. In the event of a lost passport, you can have a copy fax'd
to you for temporary ID. Any US embassy will provide assistance.

Frank from Deeeetroit


"Bert Hyman" wrote in message
...
In om
(Steve) wrote:

My favorite page is:
http://www.cardguardusa.com

Really? That's no surprise, considering that you're actually

Steven St.Onge, Co-Founder & Chief Information Officer


--
Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN

(Steve) staggered to the nearest keyboard and
wrote:

Do people ever worry when their traveling what would happen if they
lost their credit cards or ID? That's what happened to me! I didn't
know who to call to report my cards stolen, or how to get a new
passport, or what to do to make sure someone didn't use my passport
and SSN to steal my identity!

Well, if you were silly enough to lose all your credit cards and ID,
why should any of us trust your company with our information?


--
hambu n hambu hodo

Well, if you were silly enough to lose all your credit cards and ID,
why should any of us trust your company with our information?


Good one, Charles. :

On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 19:43:15 -0500, "Frank from Deeeetroit"
wrote:

Make a list of your credit card information and their telephones numbers and
leave a copy of this list in your suitcase or safe inside your room or hotel
safe, and with a trusted friend at home.

Make a good copy of your passport, take one with you and leave this with a
trusted friend. In the event of a lost passport, you can have a copy fax'd
to you for temporary ID. Any US embassy will provide assistance.

Consulate, not embassy. Embassies don't do this sort of thing. Of
course, many embassies have a consulate in the same building, but
not all.

************* DAVE HATUNEN ) *************
* Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow *
* My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *

(Steve) wrote in message . com...
Do people ever worry when their traveling what would happen if they
lost their credit cards or ID? That's what happened to me! I didn't
know who to call to report my cards stolen, or how to get a new
passport, or what to do to make sure someone didn't use my passport
and SSN to steal my identity!

There are lots of things you can do to make sure this doesn't happen
to you. The best way I found is to be prepared. There are free
services on the web that can help you protect yourself.

Usually when I leave the country I have my Passport and credit cards
somewhere besides my wallet. I have a pouch that my belt loops
through. You really can not even see it. Also I had a fairly
expensive digital camera with me last time. I had the bag chained to
the metal part of my belt as well

Eric

Sounds like a hair club for men commercial. I'm not just a customer, I own
the company too.

My company is called card guard USA, yet it's located in Canada.

And I really believe this line too:
CardGuard believes in helping others. Our feature service is FREE and will
remain so. We give you the opportunity to make a donation in lieu of
charging for our services. All money donated will go to charitable
organizations in your respective communities.

So instead of charging me, you ask for me to make a donation and then you
will give it back to charities in my area?

No wonder you are based in Canada, if you were in the United States you
would have to answer this question:

Please tell me which charities in my area you have supported, and how much
you have donated to them?

But hey, I won't let the fact that even the address of the company is a
fake, it's a mail box rental location:

http://www.bot.com/ContentIslands/Pu...boxRentals.asp

So lets see if I have this right. I should trust you with all my
information because you have been mugged and all your credit information
stolen? Or is you carry too many credit cards when you go shopping as you
said in another post? Or is it because a criminal would have says to ring
up charges because it would take us a week or so to locate the number for
MasterCard and visa and American express? Four mouse clicks on the visa
site to get the number. One mouse click on MasterCard.

Noticed how you neglected to mention that no matter how much the criminal
charges, I'm not liable for anything other then the first $50 until I report
the card as stolen. Funny how that works.







"Steve" wrote in message
om...
Do people ever worry when their traveling what would happen if they
lost their credit cards or ID? That's what happened to me! I didn't
know who to call to report my cards stolen, or how to get a new
passport, or what to do to make sure someone didn't use my passport
and SSN to steal my identity!

There are lots of things you can do to make sure this doesn't happen
to you. The best way I found is to be prepared. There are free
services on the web that can help you protect yourself.

My favorite page is:
http://www.cardguardusa.com

On their site I used their free CardPages to create a list of all my
emergency contact numbers that I would need next time I lose any
important documents or credit cards. And I can access my CardPages
from anywhere via the internet.

Here are some other great pages I found that have some great
information on identity theft and fraud.

http://www.cardguardusa.com
http://www.cardguard.ca
http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft/
http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud/idtheft.html
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/credit/idtheft.htm

**Please copy and distribute freely.