Credit
Reporting Bureaus
EQUIFAX
Order Report# (800) 685-1111
Fraud # (888) 766-0008
Equifax Credit Information Services, Inc
P.O. Box 740241
Atlanta, GA 30374
www.equifax.com
EXPERIAN (formerly TRW)
Order Report# (888) 524-3606 or
(888) EXPERIAN
Fraud # (888) 397-3742
P.O. Box 2104
Allen, TX 75013-2104
www.experian.com
TRANS UNION CORPORATION
Order Report# (800) 888-4213
Fraud # (800) 888-4213
TransUnion LLC
Consumer Disclosure Center
P.O. Box 1000
Chester, PA 19022
www.tuc.com
(Note: The Credit Reporting Agencies change their addresses and phone
numbers often. Please double check the Agencies' websites if you think
the information provided here may be in error.)
Remember
that you are entitled to a free credit report if you are a victim of
identity theft, if you have been denied credit, if you receive welfare
benefits, or if you are unemployed.
U.S. Federal
Trade Commission
The FTC oversees the operation of
credit bureaus. You can find a copy of the Fair Credit Reporting Act
on its web site. The FTC also provides assistance for identity theft
victims. Its web site provides a complaint form that can be
transmitted to the FTC via the Internet.
Consumer Response Center:
(202) FTC-HELP or (202) 382-4357.
E-mail: crc@ftc.gov
Web site: www.ftc.gov
U.S. Postal
Service
Call the U.S. Post Office to obtain
the phone number of the nearest Postal Inspector (800) 275-8777.
Web site: www.usps.gov/websites/depart/inspect
U.S. Secret
Service
For the Secret Service office nearest
you, look in the Government pages of your phone book.
Web site: www.treas.gov/usss
U.S.
Social Security Administration
Report fraud: (800) 269-0271.
Order your free Personal Earnings and Benefit Estimate Statement:
(800) 772-1213.
Web site: www.ssa.gov
To remove your
name from mail and phone lists
Direct Marketing Association
Mail Preference Service, P.O. Box
9008, Farmingdale, NY 11735.
Telephone Preference Service, P.O. Box 9014, Farmingdale, NY 11735.
Web site: www.the-dma.org
To report
fraudulent use of your checks
If you are unable to write checks
because of bad checks written in your name, the merchant will direct
you to one of the check verification services below. If you are unable
to open a checking account because of the activities of an imposter,
contact Chexsystems.
| CheckRite |
(800)
766-2748 |
| Chexsystems |
(800)
428-9623 |
| CrossCheck |
(707)
586-0551 |
| Equifax |
(800)
437-5120 |
| National
Processing Co. |
(800)
526-5380 |
| SCAN |
(800)
262-7771 |
| TeleCheck |
(800)
710-9898 |
Consumer
organizations
CALPIRG
11965 Venice Blvd., Suite 408, Los
Angeles, CA 90066.
Phone: (310) 397-3404 or (916) 448-4516.
E-mail: calpirg@pirg.org
Web site: www.pirg.org/calpirg
Identity Theft Prevention and Survival
28202 Cabot Road, Suite 215, Laguna
Niguel, 92677
Contact: Mari J. Frank, Esq., Author, The Identity Theft Survival
Kit
Phone 800-725-0807 or 949-364-1511
E-mail contact@identitytheft.org
Web site: www.identitytheft.org
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
1717 Kettner Ave., Ste. 105, San
Diego, CA 2101
Phone: (619) 298-3396 Contact: Director, Beth Givens
E-mail: prc@privacyrights.org
Web site: www.privacyrights.org
Valuable PRC resources:
PRC
Identity-Theft Resource Link
Coping with
Identity Theft: What to Do When An Imposter Strikes
Identity
Theft: What to Do When it Happens to You -- A Guide for Victims
Identity
Theft: How It Happens, Its Impact on Victims, and Legislative
Solutions
Identity Theft Cases:
U.S. PIRG
218 D St. S.E., Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 546-9707
E-mail: pirg@pirg.org
Web site: www.pirg.org
VOIT (Victims of Identity Theft Support Group)
www.pirg.org/calpirg
What to do when they ask for your Social Security
Number
by Chris Hibbert
http://www.cpsr.org/cpsr/privacy/ssn/ssn.faq.html