What number do you call for your when your indentity has been stolen?

Question

Like if I want to call the credit bureau? And do I need to pull out all 3 credit reports or with one is enough? I was told I need to pull out all 3 of them. Thank in advance for your help.

Answer 1

1. Contact all the 3 credit reporting companies.

Here's their contact information.

* 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 9532 Allen , TX 75013

* TransUnion: 1-800-680-7289; www.transunion.com; Fraud Victim Assistance Division, PO Box 6790, Fullerton, CA 92834-6790

2. File a report with your local police. To find out if your state law accepts reports on identity theft, check your state Attorney General’s office at www.naag.org.

3. You should also file a complaint at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
Contact them by phone at 1-877-IDTHEFT (438-4338); TTY: 1-866-653- 4261, or by mail at::
Identity Theft Clearinghouse
Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW, Washington, DC, 20580

You can also visit the FTC website at www.consumer.gov/idtheft.

Answer 2

I hope you filed a police report. That is the one sure-fire way to prove that it happened. Here are the steps you should take hereafter:
1. Contact ALL THREE credit bureaus. Get in touch w/ the fraut units at each company and they will flag your account with a fraud alert. You can add a victim's statement if you'd like.
2. Contact your creditors ("new" accounts). If you know which accounts have fraudulent records attached to your name, call them and write them.
3. Contact your creditors ("old" accounts). For the accounts that are legitamitely yours, notify them as well that your identity was stolen.
4. Contact your bank or credit union. Let them know that your identity has been stolen. Request a fraud affidavit. See if you can get new cards, change your passwords, etc.

Here is a site that goes into great detail about other areas of misuse if you are a victim:


www.privacyrights.org/fs/fs17a.htm

sorry...Y!A keeps cutting of the end of the site. After (17a), it's .htm

Answer 3

Contact all 3 credit bureaus and do so in writing, not by phone.

Answer 4

The number you need to call is 911. First...nobody is going to believe you unless you file a police report.

Second, all three.

You can dispute it and file fraud all you want...if you dont have a police report...its worth nothing.

Good luck

Answer 5

Send me your social security number, date of birth, address and phone number and I'll take care of it for you.