Sheriff's Office
Crime Prevention
Focus on...Identity Theft

IDENTITY THEFT CONTACT INFORMATION

IF YOU BELIEVE YOU ARE A VICTIM OF IDENTITY THEFT

Organize A Contact Log

Write down the date, the agency, the person you talked to, and the information exchanged.

Contact the Washington County Sheriff’s Office to File a Report

Have your bank account and credit card account information available. Prepare the information concerning your identity being used by another person and the loss to you or your bank / credit card.

Contact Each Bank and Each Credit Card Company

If your checks and or your credit card (s) have been stolen or used fraudulently: Notify each bank, each card company, and each business involved and offer to complete and sign affidavits of forgery as needed.

Order your FREE credit report at www.annualcreditreport.com or 1-877-322-8228

Notify the three credit reporting bureaus to report the loss and to put a Fraud Alert on your account (s).

Equifax: 1-888-525-6285; www.equifax.com 

Trans Union: 1-800-680-7289; www.transunion.com

Experian: 1-888-397-3742; www.experian.com

Freeze your credit bureau account information (costs about $5 with each Bureau) by calling each credit bureau at the numbers above.

Contact The FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION To File A Fraud Affidavit

Call the Federal Trade Commission Identity Theft Hotline to notify them and get advice on how to proceed 1-800-438-4338.

Contact the Federal Trade Commission on the internet for information and to download affidavit forms.  This affidavit can be copied and sent to all banks, financial institutions, merchants, and companies involved.  This affidavit can be notarized.

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Identity Theft Clearing House
600 Pennsylvania Av. NW, Washington, D. C. 20580
1-877-IDTHEFT (438-4338); TDD: 202-326-2502
www.consumer.gov/idtheft

Contact The U S Postal Inspection Service To Report Mail Tampering

Call the U S Postal Service about mail tampered with or missing from your mailbox, bills that were sent but not received, and mail being falsely forwarded to another address.

U S Postal Service
1745 Stout St., Suite 900,
Denver, CO 80299-3034; 303-313-5320
www.framed.usps.com/postalinspectors
www.usps.com/postalinspectors/fraud/MailFraudComplaint.htm

Contact The Social Security Administration If Your Social Security Number Has Been Used Fraudulently

Call the Social Security Administration FRAUD HOTLINE to notify them of the fraudulent activity, a stolen card, or how to get a duplicate card if yours is missing or lost.

Social Security Administration
Fraud Hotline 1-800-269-0271
www.ssa.gov/oig/guidelin.htm

Contact The Minnesota Driver And Vehicle Services Division

To report a missing driver’s license and apply for a new driver’s license as soon as possible.  Check to see if anyone has applied for a license in your name since yours was stolen.

Minnesota Department of Public Safety
Division of Driver and Vehicle Services
651-296-6911 or 651-297-3298
www.mndriveinfo.org

Contact The Minnesota Attorney General’s Office

For a free brochure on how to guard against Identity Theft
MN Attorney General’s Office
1400 NCL Tower, 445 Minnesota St., St. Paul, MN 55101
651-296-3353; 1-800-657-3787
www.ag.state.mn.us/consumer

Other Internet Resources For Advice And Information

Counterfeit Checks  www.fakechecks.org

            U S Department of Justice; ID Theft and Fraud Information and Guide

            www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud/idtheft.html

            www.cybercrime.gov

Internet Crime Complaint Center:  www.ic3.gov

Privacy Rights Clearinghouse: ID Theft Fact Sheets and Guides

www.privacyrights.org/identity.htm#sheets

Internet Fraud Complaint Center             www.ifccfbi.gov/cfl.asp

Scam Watch            www.scamwatch.com

Federal Bureau of Investigation            www.fbi.gov

United States Secret Service            www.usss.treas.gov/

Electronic Crimes Task Force            www.ectaskforce.org/

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