Truth 46 Who you gonna call?
Many of these contact addresses and numbers appear throughout this book. However, if you are ever a victim of identity theft, it will be handy to have them all in one place. Of course, if there is a Web address listed, you most certainly should check there for downloadable forms and reports that you will need.
Credit reporting agencies
Equifax
1-800-525-6285
www.equifax.com
P.O. Box 740241
Atlanta, GA 30374-0241
Experian
1-888-EXPERIAN (397-3742)
www.experian.com
P.O. Box 2002
Allen, TX 75013
TransUnion
1-800-680-7289
www.transunion.com
Fraud Victim Assistance Division
P.O. Box 6790
Fullerton, CA 92834-6790
Free credit reports (free with no strings)
Filing a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
1-877-ID-THEFT (438-4338);
Identity Theft Clearinghouse, Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20580
www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/consumers/filing-a-report.html
Locate your state attorney general
From time to time, a local police department may not be willing to take an identity theft police report. In these cases, you should contact your state attorney general to find out the laws. In most cases, this person can provide you with assistance in moving forward with resolving your identity theft issues.
www.naag.org/attorneys_general.php
Links dedicated to identity theft
Stickley on Security
www.stickleyonsecurity.com
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/consumers/defend.html
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=136324,00.html
U.S. Department of Justice
www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud/websites/idtheft.html
Department of the Treasury
www.treas.gov/offices/domestic-finance/financial-institution/cip/identity-theft.shtml
Better Business Bureau
www.bbbonline.org/IDTheft/index.asp
Social Security Online
www.ssa.gov/pubs/10064.html
FBI Fraud Complaint Center
www.ic3.gov
Opt-out lists
Pre-approved offers from the credit reporting agencies
888-567-8688
www.optoutprescreen.com
Telemarketing lists
(888) 382-1222
www.donotcall.gov
Mail marketing lists
www.dmaconsumers.org/cgi/offmailinglist