Resources for victims of identity theft

 

Free Credit Report

• AnnualCreditReport.com

Prevention:

• Federal Trade Commission
• Chicago Better Business Bureau
• Illinois Attorney General

Federal Agencies:

• Federal Trade Commission
  www.ftc.gov
  Identity theft hotline: (877) 438-4338
  TDD: (202) 326-2503

• Social Security Administration
  ssa.gov
  (800) 269-0271/ 10 a.m.- 4p.m. EST

• United States Dept. of Justice
  www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud/idtheft.html

• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
  www.fbi.gov
  Internet Fraud Complaint Center

Not For Profit Agencies

• Identity Theft Resource Center
  www.idtheftcenter.org/
• AARP
  http://www.aarp.org/learntech/personal_finance/identity_theft_intro.html
• CALPIRG
  calpirg.org
• National Fraud Information Center/ Internet Fraud Watch (NFIC/IFW)
  www.fraud.org

Credit Bureaus:

• Equifax
  P.O. Box 740241
  Atlanta, GA 30374-0241
  www.equifax.com
  to order credit report: (800) 685-1111
  to report fraud: (888) 766-0008

• Experian
  P.O. Box 9600
  Allen, TX 75013
  www.experian.com
  to order credit report: (888) EXPERIAN (397-3742)
  to report fraud: (888) EXPERIAN (397-3742)

• Trans Union
  Consumer Disclosure Center
  PO Box 1000
  Chester, PA 19022
  tuc.com
  to order credit report: (800) 888-4213
  to report fraud: (800) 680-7289

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