Identity Theft Ten Tips
Identity Theft occurs when someone appropriates your
personal information to commit fraud or theft. Personal Information can
include your name, date of birth, social security number, driver's
license number, address and financial account numbers.
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Identity Theft - Reporting Packet
The information contained on this page is intended to
assist you when reporting the theft of your identity. It provides you
with the guidelines to follow and the information required to open an
investigation.
Click Here for the Dallas Police Department Forgery Unit Reporting
Packet.
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Here's who to contact if you're a victim of identity theft:
Dallas Police Department
Report identity theft to the Dallas Police call the Forgery Unit at
214-671-3543. For the Dallas Police Department Forgery Unit Reporting
Packet . . . . .
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FBI
214-720-2200, The Web site is at
www.fbi.gov.
Credit bureaus
Equifax: 1-800-685-1111 (toll free)
http://www.equifax.com/
Experian:1-888-397-3742 (toll free);
www.experian.com/consumer/index.html
Trans Union: 1-800-888-4213 (toll free);
www.transunion.com
Social Security Administration
The fraud hotline is 1-800-269-0271 (toll free). The Web site
is at www.ssa.gov.
Check verification companies
TeleCheck:
1-800-710-9898 (toll free)
Checktronic: 214-758-8600
Check Tech: 214-349-.3000
United Check Control: 713-845-7200
U.S. Postal Inspection Service
1-800-654-8896 (toll free). The Web site is at
www.usps.com.
Other helpful resources:
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
A nonprofit consumer rights' group that teaches consumers how to protect
their privacy. The Web site is at
www.privacyrights.org.
Identity Theft Prevention and Survival
This Web site was established by California attorney Mari
Frank, who was a victim of identity theft
www.identitytheft.org
Federal Trade Commission
The FTC's Web site at
www.ftc.gov has
valuable information on identity theft. From the FTC's home page, click
on "consumer protection" and then "privacy".
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