If You Become A Victim
If you find you have become a victim of identity theft, immediately take the following actions:
- File a police report
- Contact your banker
- Notify all of those with whom you have a financial relationship
- Tag accounts closed due to fraud, “Closed at consumer’s request”
- Notify credit bureau fraud units
- Establish a password for telephone inquiries on credit card accounts
- Place a fraud alert statement on your credit report until your case is resolved (free to fraud victims)
- Report check theft to check verification companies
- Check the post office for unauthorized change of address requests
- Follow up contacts with letter and keep copies of all correspondence