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©2006 USLegalforms, Inc. MASSACHUSETTS PROTECTING DECEASED PERSONS FROM IDENTITY THEFT PACKAGE Control Number: AK-P084-PKG U.S. Legal Forms™ thanks you for your purchase of a Protecting Deceased Persons from Identity Theft Package. This package is an important tool to help you reduce the risk of and remedy the effect of identity theft of deceased persons. It includes forms that are essential to you in notifying creditors, government agencies and other entities of an individual’s death, as well as theft of a deceased person’s identifying information. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Form List with descriptions II. Descriptions of Forms III. Legal Document Storage information IV. Tips on Completing the Forms V. Disclaimer I. FORM LIST With this Protecting Deceased Persons from Identity Theft Package, you will find the forms that are necessary to effectively protect a deceased person’s identifying information after they have died and to deal with creditors, credit card companies, credit reporting agencies, law enforcement and other entities if a deceased person’s identity is lost or stolen. Included in your package are the following forms: 1. Guide for Protecting Deceased Persons from Identity Theft 2. Checklist for Remedying Identity Theft of Deceased Persons 3. Identity Theft Contact Table 4. Letter to Membership Programs Notifying Them of Death 5. Letter to Report False Submission of Deceased Person’s Information 6. Letter to Credit Card Companies and Financial Institutions Notifying Them of Death 7. Letter to Credit Reporting Bureaus or Agencies Requesting Copy of Deceased Person’s Credit Report and Placement of Deceased Alert 8. Letter to Social Security Administration Notifying Them of Death 9. Letter to Creditor, Collection Agencies, Credit Issuer or Utility Company Notifying Them of Death 10. Letter to Insurance Company Notifying Them of Death 11. Letter to Department of Motor Vehicles Notifying Them of Death 12. Letter to Other Entities Notifying Them of Death 13. Letter to Law Enforcement Notifying Them of Identity Theft of Deceased Person II. DESCRIPTIONS OF FORMS Brief descriptions of the forms contained in your U.S. Legal Forms™ Protecting Deceased Persons from Identity Theft Package are found below. Guide for Protecting Deceased Persons from Identity Theft - This form will assist you in protecting an individual’s identifying information from identity theft after they have died. It is also helpful in dealing with creditors, credit reporting agencies, law enforcement agencies and other entities if a deceased person’s identification is lost or stolen. Checklist for Remedying Identity Theft of Deceased Person - This form helps persons who discover that a deceased person’s identity has been stolen and used by an imposter for personal gain to document and organize the identity theft reporting process. It includes important steps to take when communicating with creditors, credit reporting agencies, law enforcement agencies and other entities regarding the deceased person’s identity theft. Identity Theft Contact Table - This form is used by persons trying to resolve damage done by the identity theft of a deceased person to retain contact information for the various entities, including financial institutions, credit card companies, credit reporting agencies, and law enforcement agencies, with whom they have communicated or corresponded. Letter to Membership Programs Notifying Them of Death - This form is used to prevent identity theft of a deceased person by notifying any membership programs, such as a video rental facility, public library, country club or fitness club, of the individual's death. Letter to Report False Submission of Deceased Person’s Information - This form is used to notify an organization or entity that a deceased person’s information, such as his or her photograph, email address or other identifying information has been falsely submitted to the organization's or entity's website. This form is used to request the organization or entity to remove such information from its website. Letter to Credit Card Companies and Financial Institutions Notifying Them of Death - This form is used to notify credit card companies and other financial institutions of the death of an individual. It is used to address any outstanding debts of the deceased person by transferring the account to another person, closing the account, or removing the deceased person’s name from a joint account. Letter to Credit Reporting Bureaus or Agencies Requesting Copy of Deceased Person’s Credit Report and Placement of Deceased Alert - This form is used to request a copy of a deceased person’s credit report and to request that a “deceased” alert be placed on the report to prevent fraudulent accounts from being opened in the deceased person’s name. It is also used to request all contact information on any accounts currently open in the deceased person’s name, such as credit grantors or collection agencies, so that those entities can be contacted as well. Letter to Social Security Administration Notifying Them of Death - This form is used to prevent identity theft of a deceased person by notifying the Social Security Administration of the individual's death. Letter to Creditor, Collection Agencies, Credit Issuer or Utility Company Notifying Them of Death - This form is used to notify creditors, collection agencies, credit issuers or utility companies of an individual’s death and that the deceased individual has become the victim of identity theft. It is used to request an investigation of the fraudulent activities and to request letters of clearance when the investigation is complete. Letter to Insurance Company Notifying Them of Death - This form is used to prevent identity theft by notifying insurance companies of the death of an individual if the deceased individual held auto, health, life or other insurance policies. Letter to Department of Motor Vehicles Notifying Them of Death - This form is used to prevent identity theft by notifying the Department or Division of Motor Vehicles of the death of an individual if the deceased individual had a driver’s license or a state identification card. Letter to Other Entities Notifying Them of Death - This form is used to notify other entities of the deceased person’s death, such as the Veteran’s Administration (if the deceased person was a member of the military), Immigration Services (if the deceased person was not a U.S. Citizen), and professional agencies (if the deceased person was a member of a particular association or held a specialized license). Letter to Law Enforcement Notifying Them of Identity Theft of Deceased Person - This form is used when evidence of fraud exists, such as collection notices, bills or credit reports showing fraudulent activity, to notify local, state or federal law enforcement of the identity theft of a deceased person and to request a police report for the identity theft. If you need additional information, please visit www.uslegalforms.com and look up forms by subject matter. You may also wish to visit our legal definitions page at http://definitions.uslegal.com/ . III. LEGAL DOCUMENT STORAGE Once you prepare legal documents and forms in your U.S. Legal Forms™ Protecting Deceased Persons from Identity Theft Package, it is highly recommended that you keep forms together. An optional USLegal Life Documents Organizer – small or large size is available for purchase from www.uslegalforms.com to help store your legal documents. Legal documents should also be kept in a very secure place such as a bank safe deposit box or personal home safe. You may wish to tell your attorney or a family member about the location of any of your essential Legal Life Documents in the event you are unable to communicate it to them when needed. IV. TIPS ON COMPLETING THE FORMS The form(s) in this packet may contain “form fields” created using Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat (“.pdf” format). “Form fields” facilitate completion of the forms using your computer. They do not limit your ability to print the form “in blank” and complete with a typewriter or by hand. It is also helpful to be able to see the location of the form fields. Go to the View menu, click on Toolbars, and then select Forms. This will open the Forms toolbar. Look for the button on the Forms toolbar that resembles a shaded letter “a”. Click this button and the form fields will be visible. By clicking on the appropriate form field, you will be able to enter the needed information. In some instances, the form field and the line will disappear after information is entered. In other cases, it will not. The form was created to function in this manner. V. DISCLAIMER These materials were developed by U.S. Legal Forms, Inc. based upon statutes and forms for the subject state. All information and Forms are subject to this Disclaimer: All forms in this package are provided without any warranty, express or implied, as to their legal effect and completeness. Please use at your own risk. If you have a serious legal problem, we suggest that you consult an attorney in your state. 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