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WYOMING
PROTECTING DECEASED
PERSONS FROM IDENTITY THEFT
PACKAGE
Control Number: WY-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. U.S. Legal Forms, Inc. does not provide legal advice. The products offered
by U.S. Legal Forms (USLF) are not a substitute for the advice of an attorney.
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