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Show pp ppphpjpppp i 8B Sun Advocate Price, Utah Thursday March 21 ,2002 FTC warns Carbon consumers to exercise caution to avoid falling victim to identity theft crimes BARBARA ROWE USIJ Intension My Identity theft is the taking of a person's Social Security num-he- r. credit card or checking account information to make un- authorized purchases andor identity theft incidents open new accounts. Hie crime alfeeted 600.(810 Americans lust year, according to statistics compiled hy United States consumer protection officials. In fact, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission reports that the agency last year. Consumers generally do not know they have been the victims of identity theft until bills arrive for credit curd accounts they never opened, a credit history report shows debts they never incurred or they notice unauthorized charges on accounts. Hie Identity Theft Resource PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Utah, on Wednesday. April 17, 2002. at the hour of 1:00 p.m. ofthat day for the purpose oMoredosmg a deed of trust executed by Thomas McCourt and Wendy McCourt. in favor of Indymac Mortgage Holdings. Inc., covering real property located at approximately 224 ALL OF LOTS 5 AND 6 IN BLOCK 3, NEWHELPER TOWNSITE, PER PLAT THEREOF ON FILE AND OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE RECORDER OF CARBON COUNTY. 1A OF THE COUNTY 608 - prepared to tender $5,000.00 in cerMied funds at tie sale and the balance of the purchase price in certified funds within 24 hours of the sale. DATED this 10th day of March. 2002. The standardized form P.C. TransUnion may be reached at Report the loss to banks or credit unions. Cancel checking and savings accounts. Stop payments on outstanding checks. related criminal activities should: Immediately file a report with local law enforcement agencies. Get a copy of the police report in case the bank or insurance company needs proof of the crime. Cancel credit cards. Keep a e list of the telephone and account numbers in a safe place. Request new cards and account numbers. Contact the fraud departments at each of the three major credit bureaus operating within the United States. Report the theft and ask that a fraud alert be placed in the bu toll-fre- idtheft. L. Bates. Trustee SC ALLEY & READING. Experian may be contacted at Carbon County residents who and three major reporting bureaus Fxperian. Equifax and TransUnion - have joined with the Federal Trade Commission in posting one standardized form on the national agencys web site. Citizens may visit the site at www.consumer.gov The current beneficiary of the trust deed is Washington Mutual Bank and the record owners of the property as of the recording of the notice of default are Thomas McCourt and Wendy McCourt. The trustee s sale of die aloredescribed real property will be made without warranty as to title, possession, or encumbrances. Bidders must be al capture personal information, local coasumers should tear or shred charge receipts, copies of credit applications, personal insurance forms, cancelled bank checks and statements expired credit cards and promotional offers received in the mail. Check credit card and bank statemehts a,s soon as the infor- telephone at may have been victimized by identity theft or want to reduce the risks of being subjected to the that the average victim spent 175 hours and an average of SKOK trying to clear his or her name in connection with identity fraud crimes. But the situation is changing. A number of major creditors Duchesne Street. Helper. Carbon County. Utah, and more particularly described as: OFFICIAL requested, to prevent creditors from claiming the companies never received the consumers paperwork. Center notes that related criminal activity has been time consuming and expensive to victims in the past. Hie federal officials indicate The tallowing desenbedreal property wi be sold at public auction to the highest bidder, payable in lawful money of the United Statesof America at the time o! sale, at the east mam entrance of the Carbon GourUy Court Complex at 1 49 East 1 00 South. Price. ' been stolen, change the locks on private residents, businesses and motor vehicles. To thwart identity thieves who may pick through trash to reaus' Tiles so that no new credit can be granted without approval. In the event an identity theft problem surfaces, Carbon residents may contact the nations three major credit reporting bureaus toll-fre- e. Equifax may be reached by lows victims to complete one dticumcnt which they send to the three major credit bureaus as well as to each creditor duped by the identity thief. Photocopies arc sent by1 certified mail, with return receipt ac- counted for 42 percent of the consumer complaints filed with mation arrives. Get new automatic teller cards, accounts and personal identification (PIN) numbers. Call utility companies, in- cluding business, residential and cell phone providers. Castle Gilley residents should - alert the companies in question to the fact that an unauthorized person may try to get new service by fraudulently using their identification information. Report the fraud to the Utah Department of Motor Vehicles. Get a new drivers license. If consumers discover that keys are missing and may have Consumers residing in the Castle Valley area should carefully review the statements and make sure that only authorized people arc using the accounts. In the event statements fail to arrive on time or consumers find unauthorized transactions on personal accounts, the individuals involved should contact the financial institutions immediately. Check reports every year to make sure no one has been using credit. Dont print personal identifiers such as Social Security numbers, dates of birth or drivers license numbers on checks. 261 East 300 South. Suite 200 II of U research supports eye drops as treatment for childhood amblyopia Salt Lake City. Utah 84111 Telephone (801)531-787- 0 (Loan No. 5942853143) Published in the Sun Advocate March 21 . 28 and April 4. 2002. The results of a nationwide research project indicate that eye drops administered once a day are as effective in treating amblyopia as the traditional method of patching one eye. The University of Utah's Moran Eye Center was one of 47 sites selected from across North America to participate m the study, slated for publication in the March Archives of Ophthalmology outxh. The research effort was funded by the United States National Eye Institute. The NEI is one of the federal government's National Institutes of I Icalth agencies. While the research may he good news for some children and parents, the eye drops are Fen-Phe- n LAST CHANCE NOTICE Iondiniin. and Rcdux may have J lie diet drugs T caused scrimis hcarl and lung problems, even with very minimal iW'. You may have been damaged hy these drugs without having any symptoms at all. or you may experience symptoms including If you laliguc. shortness of breath, andor heart palpitations. look any ol these drugs, even for as short as two months, you may have sultcrcd heart ot lung damage, and you need to take immediate action to protect vour health and your legal rights. Free Medical Testing and Class Settlement Information Hie law lirm ol Briggs. Bills. & Day is providing prompt free medical testing to determine if you may have potential heart dampainless, ami takes only a few minage. Hie test is utes. II you have taken one ol these drugs, please call the num-Ikt- s listed below. not expected to replace patching as a treatment. The eye drops give us an alternate treatment for amblyo-pi- a ' not a replacement therapy, pointed out Dr. Robert Hoffman, who leads the U of U Moran Eye Center's pediatric division. Dr. Richard Olson acted as the centers principal investigator on the study and Dr. Kimberly Yen served as an investigator in the university's recently completed research ef-- fort. Both treatments have draw- explained Hoffman. The biggest problem with backs, patching is ce and skin irritation. For some children, there is a fairly seri ous social and psychological stigma associated with wearing a patch. On the other hand, the eye drops can sting and make the treated eye very sensitive to light. The decision about which treatment to use will continue to be made on a case by case basis, added the U of U centers pediatric division offi- Ijist Opportunity! manu-lacture- Amblyopia - commonly re- brain has learned to favor the other eye. The most common causes of amblyopia are misalignment of the eyes and significant differences in refractive error. Examples of the refractive differences include farsightedness, nearsightedness or unequal astigmatism between the two the most common cause of visual impairment in children, according to the medical researchers at the university. The patching treatment forces a child to use the eye with amblyopia. The practice stimulates the vision in the underused eye and helps the part of the brain which manages vision to develop more com- rs Toll Free: ber of years, depending on the child, pointed out the univer-- . sity researchers. 'The National Eye Institute study followed children participating in the research project for a period of six ferred to as lazy eye - is a condition of poor vision in an otherwise healthy eye because the The disorder usually begins in infancy or childhood and is lus mouth will he the last time that we will he offering free testing in this area. If you do not call our office please call someone. you need to do something now or your rights will he lost. Billions ol dollars have been set aside for settlements hy the of these drugs. Call now to heat the deadlines. .Amblyopia treatment can last from one month to a num- cial. eyes. I works by temporarily blurring vision in the unaffected eye, explained the Uof U researchers. The blurring forces the eye with amblyopia to be used. pletely. The eye drop treatment uti- lizes a drug called atropine that months. Beyond treatment, Hoffman . indicated that the bigger issue involves developing proper screening techniques for amblyopia. Children who are diagnosed before the age 7 years old have the best treatment success rate. If left untreated, the disorder usually persists in adulthood and can cause permanent monocular (one eye) visual impairment. The state of Utah requires children entering kindergarten to have a vision screening before they go to school. Groups like Prevent Blindness also do a tremendous job of screening Utah children. However, children are still slipping through the cracks and many are being misdiagnosed, pointed out Hoffman. There is no reason a child in the United States in the year 2002should be at risk for vision loss due to amblyopia, stressed the U of U researcher. Hoffman indicated that plans are currently in the process to schedule a conference later in the year to bring together the various public and Come bowl under lights to disco music private organizations that Thursday Nights ' $8.00 per Person. Shoes (Ditectotyof 9:30-12:0- 0 CASTLELAND REALTY & Medium Drink Included Carol Eaquinto, OwnerBroker 590 E. Main, Price UT Gateway Lanes 637-474- 94 South Main, Helper, Utah 5 (438) 472-501- Maximize your wealth potential Use a scientific and Intelligent approach in .. makingjvur money decisions. Price SLC aa ippoiaUBcaL fte-344- Cheapen Batter JCMelliai Jim Cm Ore hr aO El. 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