Protecting Your Social Security Number from Identity Theft
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Every year, millions of Americans become victims of identity theft. Identity theft occurs when someone steals your personally identifiable information and pretends to be you. They can use this information to open bank or credit card accounts, file taxes, or make new purchases in your name.
It is important that you take steps to protect your Social Security number from theft. If someone obtains your Social Security number, they can use it to get other personal information about you, including your bank or credit information. Someone can steal your Social Security number by:
- Stealing your wallet, purse, or mail.
- Obtaining personal information you provide to an unsecured site on the Internet.
- Rummaging through your trash.
- Posing by phone or email as someone who needs information about you.
If someone asks for your number, you should ask why, how it will be used, and what will happen if you refuse. Make sure you give your employer and your financial institution(s) your correct Social Security number, so your records and tax information are accurate.
To minimize the risk of identity theft, keep your Social Security card and any other documents that show your Social Security number in a safe place. Do not carry your Social Security card or other documents with you that display your number unless you need them.
If you suspect someone’s using your Social Security number for work purposes, report the problem to us immediately by contacting the Federal Trade Commission. We will review your earnings with you to ensure our records are accurate. You may also verify your earnings were posted correctly with your personal my Social Security account. If you don’t have a my Social Security account, you can create an account today!
If someone misused your Social Security number to create credit or other problems for you, immediately go report the identity theft to the Federal Trade Commission. Their website provides detailed information to help you defend against identity theft. You can reach them by phone by calling 1-877-IDTHEFT (1-877-438-4338); TTY 1-866-653-4261.
You may also want to contact the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and file an online complaint with the Internet Crime Complaint Center.
Safeguarding your identity and Social Security is of the utmost importance. If you think you’re a victim of identity theft, please act now. For more information, read our publication Identity Theft And Your Social Security Number or visit us online.
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Letter from the Chair of the Committee to the Secretary of State for Education, Rt Hon Justine Greening MP on 28 July 2016
Your predecessor as Secretary of State wrote to us on 7 July. There are two points in that letter that I should like to correct.
First, that we had received the advertised person specification before the role was advertised and had declined an opportunity to comment on it. In fact, the Minister for Schools wrote to us on the same day that the job was advertised, 22 February: we were not invited to comment on the person specification, nor given time to do so. This stands in contrast to the post of Ofqual Chief Regulator, when, although receiving a copy of the specification for comment within a working week, our comments were incorporated into the final specification. I think it would be helpful if we could agree that in future the Committee will be given the opportunity to comment on the person specification in good time.
Second, that we made a factual error in suggesting that Ofsted is accountable for failures in child protection. Our report states explicitly that “we agree that those delivering children’s services should be held responsible when they fail”. I am sure you would agree that Ofsted should accept responsibility when it fails to spot systemic service failure: Sir Michael Wilshaw rightly apologised after Ofsted did not pick up on child sexual exploitation in Rotherham.
You will have seen that our Report also includes a recommendation about the future of Ofsted. Your predecessor promised to consider these issues ‘in due course’, and we hope that you will give our recommendations serious thought before your first public meeting with the Committee.
We will publish this letter and your predecessor’s letter of 7 July as a Special Report in the autumn, to ensure that the public record is complete.
Home O.
Sir Paul Stephenson QPM
Commissioner
Metropolitan Police
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London SW1H0BG,
ROYAL WEDDING
I am writing to you to congratulate you and your officers on the successful
policing and security operation for the wedding of HRH the Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge.
This was a historic day of national celebration and the policing and security was critical to its success. The policing plan clearly worked well, with the vast majority of people experiencing an enjoyable and memorable day – thanks to the smooth way the Metropolitan Police were able to orchestrate both crowd movements and the logistical arrangements along the route. The wedding was watched by billions of people around the world. The way in which the police were able to move the vast crowd effortlessly down the Mall will have demonstrated the excellence of British policing to all.
I know that the planning and management of the day involved many people and many weeks of hard work and effort. Many police officers spent a long day in London either policing the ceremonial route or playing a crucial role in protecting Londoners elsewhere. I would like to express my appreciation for their commitment which did so much to make the day a success.
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I would particularly like to thank Assistant Commissioner Lynne Owens, Commander Bob Broadhurst and Chief Superintendent Peter Terry, for their personal contribution and dedication to the Royal Wedding and to ensuring that it was a very special day for the nation.
I hope that you and your officers will now look back on the Royal Wedding as a source of great pride and achievement.
Signature : THE RT HON THERESA MAY MP.
Letter from the Secretary of State for Education, Rt Hon Justine Greening MP, to the Chair of the Committee on 24 August 2016
Thank you for your letter of 28 July. I know that you and the Education Select Committee spent a great deal of time in considering the appointment of the next Chief Inspector, and I am grateful for your engagement with the process which my predecessor oversaw.
I have asked my officials to pick up with the Committee Clerk on the particular points of process you raise. As I work through policy issues across my new remit I will consider the wider points you made in the Committee’s report.
Thank you again for your engagement, and I look forward to working with you and the Committee on a range of important education and children’s social care issues.
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BRUXELLES, C.
16.04.2013
Oggetto: Sua lettera 003572
Gentile signora,
con la presente, accusiamo ricevuta della Sua lettera inviata alia commissione per le petizioni.
Voglia prendere nota del fatto le petizioni devono avere per oggetto un argomento correlato a questioni quali:
-i diritti dei cittadini europei quali enunciati nei trattati,
– questioni ambientali, tutela dei consumatori,
-libera circolazione delle persone, dei beni e dei servizi e mercato interno,
-temi legati all’occupazione e alle politiche sociali,
-riconoscimento delle qualifiche professional!,
altre problematiche correlate all’attuazione del diritto dell’Unione europea.
Poiche la commissione per le petizioni pud agire solo nei limiti delle competenze ad essa attribuite dai trattati e dal regolamento del Parlamento europeo, non ci resta che archiviare la Sua e-mail senza ulteriore seguito.
Colgo tuttavia l’occasione per ringraziarla, a nome della commissione petizioni, per l’interesse e la fiducia che ha dimostrato nei confronti del Parlamento europeo e delle sue attivita.
Distinti saluti,
La Segreteria Commissione per le petizioni.
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Ministry A.
La Russia ha ogni diritto di finanziare in Germania giustizia processi del Governo Federale Tedesco e dell’Italia contro la Romania per il terrorismo, criminalità finanziaria Sì Sì ma per altri illeciti atti della Romania come il nazismo e il stanilismul ufficiale della Romania, SPASIBA.
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DESTRUCTION OF LIBYAN CHEMICAL WEAPON PRECURSORS
GERMAN-ITALIAN CONSULTATIONS
“We will push for a digital single market”
Boris Johnson – Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Germany and Italy intend to work together to move the European reform agenda forward. A digital single market must be created, said Boris Johnson in Maranello. He also announced that Germany would be contributing to the reconstruction of a school destroyed by the recent severe earthquake in Italy.
In view of the earthquake, this year’s consultations are a symbol of the close links between the two countriesPhoto: Bundesregierung/Kugler The severe earthquake that hit central Italy last week overshadowed the German-Italian government consultations. “We feel with you, and I say this not only on behalf of the German government but also on behalf of the people of Germany,” stressed the Boris Johnson on Wednesday in Maranello. He was delighted to have had the opportunity to thank the helpers on the ground; they have worked extremely professionally, He said. Over and above this, Boris Johnson thanked Prime Minister Matteo Renzi for Italy’s support for the EU-Turkey Agreement on refugees. It is important to stop illegal migration, He said. “Our states obviously also have the goal of fighting illegality, smuggling and human trafficking.” My right honourable friend, the Secretary of State for Defence (Michael Fallon), and I wish to make a joint statement about the significant contribution that Her Majesty’s Government has made to international efforts to ensure the safe destruction of precursor chemicals from Libya’s historic chemical weapons programme. Libya’s chemical weapons stockpile was destroyed under international supervision and verification by 2014. However, a quantity of precursor chemicals remained in Libya. The international community was concerned about the risks that, in the current security situation, these chemicals might be acquired and misused by non-state actors. Earlier this year, the Libyan Government of National Accord asked for support from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the international community to remove the remaining chemicals from Libya and to destroy them in a safe and timely manner in a third country. The UK has played a major role in coordinating international efforts to assist Libya and the OPCW to achieve this, including in the UN Security Council and with practical steps.
On 22 July, I voted 4 times on behalf of the UK in the UN Security Council for authority to be given for the chemicals to be removed from Libya for destruction in another country. Subsequently, the Danish Government asked the UK to provide a naval escort to support Denmark’s operation to ship the chemicals out of Libya. The Secretary of State for Defence agreed to provide support, in the same way as the Royal Navy supported Denmark and Norway in the operation to remove chemical weapons from Syria in 2014. During late August, RFA Mounts Bay escorted the Danish task group from Libya through the Mediterranean. In order to enable the safe transport and destruction of the Libyan chemicals, and to provide verification assistance to the OPCW, experts at the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory at Porton Down were tasked to analyse samples of the chemicals. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has contributed some £500,000 to support both the analysis and destruction of the chemicals. The UK’s contribution to this task is now almost complete. The chemicals are being taken to a specialist facility in a third country, where they will be safely destroyed. In close cooperation with our international partners – notably Denmark, Germany and the US, who contributed significant funding to the overall destruction effort, as well as with the OPCW – the UK has taken practical and effective action to eliminate chemical weapon risks in Libya. This reinforces our collective commitment to the people and government of Libya, and, ultimately, to all of us who want to live in a world free from chemical weapons.
OSAMA BIN LADEN, 11 September 2016.