What to do if I am a victim of Identitiy Theft?
• Notify one of the three major credit bureaus and place a fraud alert on your credit report. Call the toll-free number of any of the three major credit bureaus to place a fraud alert on your credit report. This can help prevent an identity thief from opening additional accounts in your name. Once the credit bureau confirms your fraud alert, the other two credit bureaus will automatically be notified. • Contact your financial institutions and credit card companies. Close the affected accounts and open new ones with new personal identification numbers and passwords. • Contact the local police department and ask to file a miscellaneous incident report. Even if the police do not catch the criminal, having a police report can help you clear up your credit records. Ask for the case number and copy of the report. • Contact all the businesses that have opened accounts in your name without your permission. Close the accounts and let the businesses know that the accounts were opened fraudulentl
