If your wallet is lost and found
July 5, 2009 by Jennifer Chait
Filed under debt/credit
If you lose your wallet, say on a trip to the store, then go back and find it in lost and found, or with the clerk, and all the cash is accounted for, none of your personal info (soc sec cards, licence, etc) are missing, and your credit cards are all there, is there anything you need to do?
Just because everything is in your wallet, which I know is REALLY good news, it may not mean you’re ok not reporting it. If you kept any passwords in your wallet, say for your ATM, you absolutely need to change that card and or your password, then remember not to keep the new password in your wallet.
As for credit cards, it’s nice that they’re all there, but just to be safe you should call and let your credit card companies know. This way if any odd charges do show up, they’ll have the scoop. Lastly, you should also monitor all your accounts for a couple of months (if you don’t already) just to be sure no wacky charges show up.
Have you ever lost your wallet and gotten it all back in one piece?
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