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Lost wallet or purse — immediate steps

The first moves to make when your wallet or purse goes missing — cards, ID, and protecting yourself from fraud.

A lost wallet or purse in Raleigh / Durham / CH means two jobs at once: stopping fraud and replacing what's gone. The first hour matters most.

  1. Freeze your cards. Open each bank's app and freeze or cancel every debit and credit card. Most apps let you lock a card instantly and order a replacement.
  2. Check for unfamiliar activity. Review recent transactions and report anything you didn't make.
  3. Protect your identity. If ID was inside, take steps to guard against identity theft and consider a fraud alert or protective registration.
  4. Replace your ID and licence. Start replacements for your driver's licence or ID card through the relevant authority for your area.
  5. Retrace and report. Contact the last places you visited in Raleigh / Durham / CH and report the loss to the police non-emergency line if it may have been stolen.
  6. Post a listing. Add a lost-wallet listing for Raleigh / Durham / CH — many wallets are handed in and reunited this way.

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Recent reports in Raleigh / Durham / CH

Lost wallet near Glenwood and Botanical Lounge lost B

Lost wallet near Glenwood and Botanical Lounge

Lost my wallet near Glenwood. I may have lost it at Botanical Lounge where I work security.

Reward Sentimental +1
Raleigh / Durham / CH 1 day ago
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Pink Hello Kitty key ring with several keys

Key ring with pink hello kitty key and roughly 4-5 other gold and silver colored keys.

Urgent
Raleigh / Durham / CH 7 days ago
lost A

Brown Coach wallet with sentimental notes inside

I lost my brown leather Coach wallet yesterday afternoon around 3:30pm near the Starbucks on Hillsborough Street in Raleigh. It's a slim wallet, about 4x3 inches when closed, with a small coffee stain on the back corner and a tiny heart-shaped scratch on the front. Inside are my driver's license, two credit cards, and about $25 in cash, plus a small photo of my grandmother and a handwritten note I tucked in years ago; it feels really sentimental to me—she gave it to me, and I really need to have it back. If anyone found it, I’d really appreciate getting it back soon, thanks for keeping an eye out in the Raleigh area.

Raleigh / Durham / CH 3 months ago
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Lost keys with blue fox keychain in Raleigh

I lost my keys yesterday around 3pm near the Whole Foods at North Hills in Raleigh. It's a small brass key ring with three keys: a silver Toyota key, a worn house key, and a tiny black luggage key. The standout feature is a blue enamel fox keychain attached to the ring, plus a red plastic tag labeled 'G12'. The ring has a light scratch on the brass and a small chip on the fox's nose. These keys unlock my apartment, and one opens my late grandmother's mailbox, so they're kind of sentimental. If anyone found them, I’d really appreciate getting them back – you can drop them at the North Hills security desk.

Raleigh / Durham / CH 6 months ago
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Lost set of house keys with a blue keyring and heart-shaped tag near Fayetteville St, downtown Raleigh.

I lost a set of house keys while walking my dog around the Fayetteville St area in downtown Raleigh yesterday evening. The keys are attached to a blue keyring and include a couple of house keys as well as a small, round tag with a heart design. I’m really hoping someone might have found them, as I can't get into my apartment without them.

Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, NC, USA 11 months ago
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Lost black leather travel wallet containing boarding passes and identification at Raleigh-Durham airport departure gate.

I seem to have misplaced my black leather travel wallet while visiting the Raleigh-Durham airport last Tuesday. It has a few boarding passes for my recent flight and some identification. I last remember having it while sitting at the departure gate. It's very sentimental to me, so I would really appreciate any information on its whereabouts.

Raleigh-Durham International Airport, Morrisville, NC, United States 11 months ago