Fact sheet - If your wallet or handbag is stolen
A lost or stolen wallet or purse is a gold mine of information for a criminal. Criminals’ use information found in your wallet or purse – from credit cards, cheques or even your Medicare card.
If your wallet or purse is lost or stolen, act quickly to minimise fraudulent activity. This checklist can be used as a record of all the items that you usually carry in your wallet and the emergency contact details of the issuing company, or it can be used to help you recall your wallet’s contents.
| | Drivers licence | | |
| | Passport | | |
| | Birth certificate | | |
| | Medicare card | | |
| | Employee or student ID card | | |
| | Credit card #1 | | |
| | Credit card #2 | | |
| | Other | | |
| | ATM card | | |
| | Debit card | | |
| | Other | | |
| | Vehicle registration papers | | |
| | Health insurance card | | |
| | Car assistance card | | |
| | Library card | | |
| | Video store card | | |
| | Health club card | | |
| | Any bills/statements you may have been carrying | | |
| | Store loyalty cards | | |
| | Professional or recreational licences eg Boating | | |
| | Discount cards or passes | | |
Your mobile or other handheld electronic device checklist
Your mobile phone or any other handheld electronic device contains a wealth of information about you and your friends that could increase the risk of identity theft should it get into the hands of a criminal.
It is a good idea to encrypt or use a password to protect your data. You should also keep a backup of the data on any device such as your PDA to use as a starting inventory should it be lost.
| | Addresses, phone numbers, email addresses and birth dates for friends, family, business associates (some of these could lead to identity theft) | | |
| | Any numbers or codes from the items above | | |
| | Codes, passwords, authorisation information | | |
| | Company proprietary information or intellectual property | | |
| | Other | | |