Identity Theft and Privacy Protection

·         CALPIRG (California Public Interest Research Group)

Research and lobbying consumer group that address issues

of identity theft and consumer issues.       

 

1107 9th St., Suite 601

Sacramento, CA 95814

Phone:      (916) 448-4516

E-mail:      info@calpirg.org

Web:      http://www.calpirg.org

 

·         Center for Democrcy and Technology

The goal of this organization is to bring democracy to the Internet.

 

1634 “I” Street NW, Suite 1100

Washington, D.C. 20006

Phone:      (202) 637-9800

Fax:      (202) 637-0968

E-mail:      feedback@cdt.org

Web:      http://www.cdt.org

 

·         Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility

Provides policy makers with realistic assessments of power, promise and problems of information technology.

P. O. Box 717

Palo Alto, CA  94302

Phone:      (650) 322-3778

E-mail      cpsr@cpsr.org

Web:      http://www.cpsr.org

 

·         Consumer Action Credit and Finance Project

Provides publications on secured credit.

717 Market Street Suite 310

San Francisco, CA  94103

Phone:      (415) 777-9635 – complaint hot line

Phone:      (415) 255-3879 – publication orders

Web:      http://www.consumer-action.org

 

·         Consumer Federation of America

Association of 240 pro-consumer groups whose aim is to advance consumer interest through advocacy and education.

 

1424 16th St. NW, Suite 604

Washington, D.C. 20036

Phone:      (202) 387-6121

Web:      http://www.consumerfed.org

 

·         Consumers Union

Publishes Consumer Reports magazine and also acts as an advocacy office for consumer legislation.

 

1666 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 310

Washington, D.C. 20009-1039

Phone:      (202) 462-6262

Fax:      (202) 265-9548

Web:      http://www.consumersunion.org

 

·         Electronic Privacy Information Center

Monitors federal legislation and encryption policy pertaining to freedom of expression issues on the Internet.

 

1718 Connecticut Ave. NW

Washington, D.C. 20009

Phone:      (202) 483-1140

Fax:      (202) 483-1248

e-mail:      info@epic.org

Web:      http://www.epic.org

 

·         Federal Citizen Information Center

      Referral to appropriate agency

(800) 688-9889

(800) 333-4636

 

·         Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

For cellular phone and long distance fraud.

Consumer Information Bureau

 

445 12th Street SW, Room 5A863

Washington, DC 20554

(888) 225-5322

Web: http://www.fcc.gov

Email: fccinfo@fcc.gov

 

·         Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) 

The FDIC supervises state-chartered banks that are not members of the Federal Reserve System and insures deposits at banks and savings and loans.

 

Division of Compliance and Consumer Affairs

550 17th Street NW

Washington, DC 20429

Phone:        (800)  934-3342  or (202) 736-0000

Web:           http://www.fdic.gov

 

·       Federal Reserve System

The Fed supervises state-chartered banks that are members of the Federal Reserve System

 

Division of Consumer and Community Affairs

Mail Stop 801

20th St. and Constitution NW

Federal Reserve Board

Washington, DC 20551

Phone:      (202) 452-3693

Web:         http://www.federalreserve.gov

 

·         The Federal Trade Commission 
Identity Theft Clearinghouse

The Consumer Protection Mission of the FTC is to protect consumers from companies that misinform or overreach with regard to our economy.

Identity Theft Clearinghouse

600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW

Washington, DC 20580

Phone:  (877) IDTHEFT (438-4338)

Web:      http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft

 

·         The Foundation For Taxpayer and Consumer Rights

Non-profit organization to support consumer rights.

1750 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 200

Santa Monica, CA  90405

Phone:      (310) 392-0522

Fax:      (310) 392-8874

Web:      http://www.consumerwatchdog.org

Email:      consumerwatchdog@consumerwatchdog.org

 

·          Identity Theft Prevention and Survival

Provides assistance to consumers and identity theft victims with resources, books, and legal assistance. Attorney:  Mari Frank

 

Mari J. Frank, Esq.

28202 Cabot Road #300

Laguna Niguel, CA 92677

Phone:      (800) 725-0807 or (949) 364-1511

Fax:      (949) 363-7561

e-mail:      contact@identitytheft.org

Web:  http://www.identitytheft.org

 

·         Identity Theft Resource Center

Provides support and assistance to victims of identity theft.

Co-Directors: Linda Goldman-Foley, Jay Foley

P.O. Box 26833, San Diego, Ca. 92196

Phone:         (858) 693-7935

e-mail:      irtc@idtheftcenter.org

Web:      www.idtheftcenter.org

·         Internal Revenue Service

Office of the Privacy Advocate

Room 7050 OS:PA

1111 Constitution Ave. NW

Washington, D.C. 20224

Fraud:      (800) 829-0433

Taxpayer Advocates Office:       

Phone: (877) 777-4778

Web: http://www.treas.gov/irs/ci

http://www.irs.gov

 

·          Junkbusters Corp.

Provides self-defense against privacy-invading marketing

P.O. Box 7034,

Green Brook NJ 08812

Phone: (908) 753 7861

Web: Junkbusters.com

Please do not send requests to be removed from marketing lists to this address.

Junkbusters only operates online. Requests may be mailed to the Direct Marketing Association.

 

·         National Center for Victims of Crime

Refers victims of crime to local services. Provides counseling and victim services. Publishes bulletins on various criminal topics.

 

2000 M. St. NW, Suite 480

Washington, D.C. 20036

Phone:      (800) FYI-CALL or (202) 467-8700

Web:      http://www.ncvc.org

 

·          National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)

The NCUA charters and supervises federal credit unions and insures deposits at federal credit unions and many state credit unions.

 

Compliance Offer, National Credit Union Administration

1175 Duke Street, Suite 4206

Alexandria, VA 22314-3437

Phone:      (703) 518-6360

Web:      http://www.ncua.gov

 

·         National Fraud Information Center

Consumer Assistance Service

Phone: (800) 876-7060 – help line for victims of fraud

Web:   http://www.fraud.org

 

·         National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA)

Refers victims of crime to local victim assistance programs.

 

1730 Park Rd., NW

Washington, D.C. 20010

Phone:      (202) 232-6682  Hotline:  (800) 879-6682

Web:      http://www.trynova.org

 

·          Office of Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

The OCC charters and supervises national banks. If the word “national” appears in the name of a bank, or the initials “N.A” of its name, then the OCC oversees its operations.

 

Customer Assistance Group

1301 McKinney Street, Suite 3450

Houston, TX 77010

Phone:      (800) 613-6743

FAX:      (713) 336-4301

Web:      http://www.occ.treas.gov

 

·         Office of Privacy Protection-California

Provides information for consumers and victims regarding California and Federal Law.

400 “R” Street, Suite 3080

Sacramento, CA  95814

Phone:      (866)785-9663

                   (916) 323-0637

Web:      http://www.privacy.ca.gov

 

·          Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS)

The OTS is the primary regulator of all federal, and many state-chartered thrift institutions which include savings banks and savings and loan institutions.

 

Office of Thrift Supervision

1700 “G” Street NW

Washington, DC 20552

Phone:      (202) 906-6000

Email:      publicinfo@ots.treas.gov

Web:      http://www.ots.treas.gov

·      Privacy International

A public interest research group that deals with privacy issues at the national and international level.

1718 Connecticut Avenue. NW, Suite 200

Washington, DC 200009

(202) 483-1217

Email:    privacyint@privacy.org

Web:    http://www.privacyinternational.org

 

·         Privacy Rights Clearinghouse

A non-profit consumer information, privacy protection, and advocacy program.

Beth Givens, Director

3100 5th Ave. Suite B

San Diego, CA 92103

Phone:      (619) 298-3396

Fax:      (619) 298-5681

Web:      http://www.privacyrights.org

 

Private Citizen, Inc

Provides information and assistance on how to get rid of junk mailers and junk callers.

 

P. O. Box 233

Naperville, IL 60566

(800) CUT-JUNK (288-5865)

(630) 393-2370

Email:      pci@private-citizen.com

Web:      www.privatecitizen.com

 

·         Social Security Administration

Office of Inspector General

Social Security Administration

Office of Communications

Suite 300 Altmeyer Building

6401 Security Blvd

Baltimore, MD 21235

To report Fraud:  (800) 269-0271

P.O. Box 17768

Baltimore, MD 21235

To order Personal Earnings and Benefits Statement:  (800) 772-1213

Office of Inspector General:  (800) 269-0271

Web: www.ssa.gov/org/publicfraudreporting/index.htm

www.ssa.gov/oig/guidelin.htm

 

·      US Department of State Passport Services
Consular Lost/Stolen Passport Section
1111 19th Street, NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20036      

Phone: (202) 955-0430

Web: www.travel.state.gov/passport/lost.htmll

 

·          U.S. PIRG

U.S. Public Interest Research Group, the national lobbying office for state PIRGs.

Edmund Mierzwinski, Director

218 “D” St., SE

Washington, D.C. 20003

Phone:      (202) 546-9707

E-mail:      uspirg@pirg.org

Web:      www.pirg.org

 

·         U.S. Postal Inspection Service

475 L’Enfant Plaza West SW

Room 3100

Washington, D.C. 20260-1000

Phone: (202) 268-4396

Web: www.usps.com/postalinspectors/

 

·         U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Assistance serves investors who complain to the SEC about investment fraud or the mishandling of their investments by securities professionals.

SEC Office of Investor Education and Assistance

450 Fifth Street NW

Washington, DC 20549-0213

(202) 942-7040

http://www.sec.gov/complaint.shtml

 

·          U.S. Trustee (UST)

Contact the Trustee in the region where fraudulent bankruptcy was filed.

http://www.usdoj.gov/ust/

 

 

Check-Verification/Check-Guarantee Firms:

 ·        Certegy Check Services, Inc.,

P. O. Box 30046,

Tampa, FL 33630

Phone:  (800) 437-5120

Fax:             (727) 570-4936

Web:    www.certegy.com

 

·         Chexsystems, Consumer Relations,

7805 Hudson Rd, Suite 100

Woodbury, MN 55125

Phone: (800) 428-9623

Fax:     (602) 659-2197

Web:    www.chexhelp.com

 

·         Cross Check (Check Center Inquiry)

P.O. Box 6008,

Petaluma, CA 94955

Phone: (800) 843-0760

 

·         Global Payments, Inc.

Attn: Fraud Dept.

6215 W. Howard

Niles, IL  60714

Phone: (800) 766-2748

Fax:     (847) 647-8023

Web:    www.globalpaymentsinc.com

 

·          Shared Check Authorization Network (SCAN), Electronic Transaction Corp.

7805 Hudson Road, Suite 100,

Woodbury, MN 55125

Phone:  (877) 382-7226

Fax:      (800) 358-4506

Web:     www.scanassist.com

 

·        TeleCheck,

Consumer Affairs

P. O. Box 4451

Houston, TX  77210-4451

Phone:  (800) 710-9898

Fax:      (713) 332-9300

Web:     www.telecheckcom

 

 

Credit Card Companies:

 

·         American Express

 (800) 528-2122

Web:      http://www.americanexpress.com

 

·         MasterCard Global Service Center

Phone:      (800) 307-7309

Web:      http://www.mastercard.com

 

·         Visa Assistance Center

Phone:      (800) VISA911 (Hotline)

Web:      http://www.visa.com

 

Crediting-reporting Bureaus:

 

When you call to report fraud, you will get a voice mail and must provide your Social Security number. Use your cell phone number or home number as the number to call if creditors wish to check if you requested credit.

 

·         Equifax

 

To report fraud:  (800) 525-6285

P.O. Box 740241

Atlanta, GA  30374-0241

 

To order copy of report: (800) 685-1111

P.O. Box 740241

Atlanta, GA  30374-0241

Web:  www.equifax.com

 

To opt out of pre-approved offers of credit:

(888) 5 OPTOUT [(888) 567-8688]

 

·         Experian (formerly TRW)

 

To report fraud: (888) 397-3742

Experian Consumer Fraud Assistance

P.O. Box 9532

Allen, TX  75013

 

To order copy of report: (888) 397-3742

P.O. Box 9532

Allen, TX  75013

Web:  www.experian.com

 

To opt out of pre-approved offers of credit:

(888) 5 OPTOUT [(888) 567-8688]

 

·         TransUnion

 

To report fraud:  (800) 680-7289

Fraud Victim Assistance Division

P.O. Box 6790

Fullerton, CA  92834-6790

 

To order copy of report:  (800) 888-4213

P.O. Box 6790

Fullerton, CA  92834-6790

Web:  www.transunion.com

 

To opt out of pre-approved offers of credit:

(888) 5 OPTOUT [(888) 567-8688]

 

 

Data Compilers:

To remove your name from lists that companies rent and sell, write or call the following companies:

 

Mail Preference Service

Direct Marketing Association

P.O. Box 643

Carmel, NY 10512-0643

Web:  www.dmaconsumers.org

 

·         Federal Trade Commission Do Not Call Registry

1-888-382-1222

(Must call from the phone number that you wish to register)

Web:      www.donotcall.gov

 

·         First Data Info-Source Donnelley Marketing, Inc.

Data Base Operations

416 S. Bell

Aims, IA  50010

(888) 633-4402

 

 

 

 

 

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