Allstate office lost a copy of my birth certificate- what can I do?

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I needed it translated into French, and from the start the man running the office wasn't getting it done and also wasn't calling me as promised.  After two months I called yet again, when he told me to go somewhere else because his translator had left. I asked for the copy to be given back to me, but he said that thet had "lost" my birth certificate. I told him bluntly that it was a vital document and I needed it returned, and he said they would look and call me back.  Of course I haven't heard anything.

I have given up hope on him doing anything, though I did email the national offices and ask if they could put any pressure on him to look harder.  I'm not sure what else I can do.

This was luckily a photocopy, not a certified copy.  No one should be able to use the document itself.  However, it still has my personal information on it, and I am not happy with the idea of it floating around somewhere.

How concerned should I be, and what can I do?

Thanks!

Kris · Accepted Answer

Contact AllStates main office.
The only personal information on the birth certificate are your parents names.

? · Answer

Translate it yourself.  It would take about 15 minutes to look up "date of birth" and "name of father" in French.  Try this:  http://translate.google.com/

If you're worried about identity theft, there's really nothing you can do except yell at them and complain...which you've already done.

Anonymous · Answer

I can go to your local registry and get a copy of your Birth Certificate so dont get in a panic. You do the same and get another copy if you need it. I am a bit bemused as to why you need it in French.

Allstate office lost a copy of my birth certificate- what can I do?

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