Nonetheless, he said, he believes it is not a rare occurrence for buyers to use fraudulent information.

If you find fraudulent or inaccurate information, get it removed.

She added: "Hoteliers understand the tremendous risk to their reputation and business if they attempt to post fraudulent information.

The consumer reporting company has four business days to block the fraudulent information after accepting your identity theft report.

If the company already has reported these accounts or debts on your credit report, dispute this fraudulent information.

The blocking process is only one way for identity theft victims to deal with fraudulent information.

I am writing to request that you block the following fraudulent information in my file.

The site immediately checks the validity of the addresses, disallowing fraudulent information.

But it would also close the courthouse door to small investors who have bought stock based on fraudulent information.

"Unless you provided us with fraudulent information," Ralph hedged.