Who Else Is You? How to reduce your risk of becoming an identity theft victim

WhoElseIsYou.com Information Safety Handling & Identity Theft Fraud Prevention Identity Theft is an unseen attacker. Is someone out there using your name and being You? Using your credit? Committing crimes?

Resources provide you with a place to go for answers and for help.

Additional resources can be found in the book "Who Else Is You?"

Federal Trade Commission, Identity Theft Hotline. Call the FTC to report if you suspect you are a victim of fraudulent or unauthorized activity. They keep a secure and confidential database which is used to help track thieves and their activities. Your report could help apprehend a criminal. Call 877-IDTheft (438-4338, or mail to 600 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W. Washington DC 20580 www.consumer.gov/idtheft

Credit Bureaus

Equifax

To order your report: 800-685-1111

To report fraud: 800-525-6258 TDD 800-255-0056 and write to:

PO Box 740241, Atlanta GA 30374-0241

Website: www.equifax.com

Experian

To order your report: 888-EXPERIAN (397-3742)

To report fraud: 888-EXPERIAN (397-3742) TDD 800-972-0322 and write to

PO Box 9532 Allen TX 75013

Website: www.experian.com

TransUnion

To order your report: 800-888-4213)

To report fraud: 800-680-7289 TDD 877-553-7803

Fax 714-447-6034; email fvad@transunion.com or write to

Fraud Victim Assistance Department, PO Box 6790,

Fullerton CA 92834-6790

Website: www.tranunion.com

	The Federal Trade Commission
	National Fraud Information Center
	Internet ScamBustersTM
	Department of Justice

Criminal Division, Fraud Section: (http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud.html)

Identity Theft and Fraud: (http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud/idtheft.html)

Internet Fraud: (http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud/Internet.htm)

Federal Laws

	Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act, as amended by Public Law 105-318, 112 Stat. 3007 (October 30, 1998), http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/itada/itadact.pdf
	Fair Credit Reporting Act: This version of the FCRA is complete as of January 7, 2002 (http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fcra.htm) - Please note, Bush Administration to Push For Identity-Theft Measures, Wall St. Journal, http://tinyurl.com/58h8, subscription req’d.)
	Electronic Funds Transfer Act: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/credit/elbank.htm
	Fair Debt Collections Practices Act, http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fdcpa/fdcpact.htm
	Fair Credit Billing Act, http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fcb/fcb.pdf
	Links to House and Senate Committees with jurisdiction:

* House Energy and Commerce Committee, http://energycommerce.house.gov/

* House Judiciary Committee, http://www.house.gov/judiciary/

* Senate Commerce Committee, http://www.senate.gov/~commerce/

* Senate Judiciary Committee, http://www.senate.gov/~judiciary/

National Fraud Information Center -Check with the National Fraud Information Center at the website or 1-800-876-7060. NFIC provides lots of valuable resources about telephone, mail, and online scams.

Internet ScamBustersTM- Offers information on scams, hoaxes and fraud and how to protect yourself.

ID Theft Shield The experienced leaders in the field...on your side

Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc. This company can provide you with access to an attorney for your personal or business questions. A Membership provides unlimited toll- free consultations, letters/phone calls made on your behalf, contract/document review and much more. And now it even provides Identity theft protection including comprehensive identity theft restoration services.

Cagey Consumer -Keep on top of the latest scams, and investigate hot topics like Internet fraud and travel scams.

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