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Identity Theft Resources

Credit Reporting Agencies - reports:

www.equifax.com
(800) 685-1111
P.O. Box 740241
Atlanta, GA 30374-0241

www.experian.com (formerly TRW)
(888) 397-3742
P.O. Box 2104
Allen, TX 75013

www.transunion.com
(800) 916-8800
P.O. Box 1000
Chester, PA 19022

Credit Reporting Agencies - fraud alerts:

www.equifax.com
(800) 525-6285
P.O. Box 740250
Atlanta, GA 30374

www.experian.com (formerly TRW)
(888) 397-3742
P.O. Box 1017
Allen, TX 75013

www.transunion.com
(800) 680-7289
P.O. Box 6790
Fullerton, CA 92634

FTC complaint:

www.consumer.gov/idtheft/
(877) ID THEFT (438-4338)
Consumer Response Center
FTC
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20580

Other agencies:

US Postal Inspector
Social Security - www.ssa.gov - (800) 269-0271
IRS - www.irs.gov
Passport Services
US Bankruptcy Court -
www.nceb.uscourts.gov for Eastern North Carolina
NC DMV - http://www.dmv.dot.state.nc.us/

Other resources

Laws:

Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act of 1998
Fair Credit Reporting Act statute
Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003

Federal government resources:

Fair Credit Reporting
www.consumer.gov/
www.consumer.gov/idtheft/index.html
www.consumer.gov/sentinel/
www.ftc.gov/privacy/index.html or (877) FTC-HELP (382-4357)
www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud/idtheft.html

These sites I believe to be trustworthy:

www.epic.org – Electronic Privacy Information Center
www.consumerlaw.org – National Consumer Law Center
www.privacyrights.org – Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
www.privacyrights.org/identity.htm
www.pirg.org – Public Interest Research Group)
www.cpsr.org/cpsr/privacy/ssn/ssn.faq.html – Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
www.bbbonline.org/IDtheft
www.fraud.org
www.natlconsumersleague.org/privacy/index.htm
www.cdt.org – Center for Democracy and Technology
www.stopidentitytheft.org – Georgia Attorney General and the Governor’s Office of Consumer Affairs
www.myfloridalegal.com/identitytheft – Florida Attorney General’s office
www.privacy.ca.gov
American Bankers Association's Protect Your Financial Identity
Consumers Union Identity Theft Information

These sites appear trustworthy but are relatively new to me (I don’t know how some are supported financially):

www.fightidentitytheft.com
www.identitytheft.org
www.idtheftcenter.org/index.shtml
www.cardcops.com
Background Check Gateway sample forms and letters

Learn more about 'phishing' scams:

PC Magazine article New Tools Fight Phishing Scams
PC Magazine article EarthLink Readies Anti-Phishing Tool
www.antiphishing.org/
www.webroot.com/
www.trustwatch.com/

Related topics:

www.scambusters.org
urbanlegends.miningco.com
www.haltabuse.org – anti-cyberstalking group

Here are a few places where you can learn about yourself (and others can learn about you) – FYI only, no endorsement implied: