IDENTITY THEFT RESOURCES

Credit Reporting Bureaus EQUIFAX P. O. Box 105873 Atlanta, GA 30348 Order Report# (800) 685-1111 Fraud # (800) 525-6285 Web site: www.equifax.com EXPERIAN (formerly TRW) P.O. Box 9532 Allen, TX 75013 Report fraud: Call (888) EXPERIAN (888-397-3742) and write to address above. TDD: Use relay to fraud number above. Web site: www.experian.com/fraud TRANSUNION CORPORATION P. O. 34012 Fullerton, CA 92834 Order Report# (800) 916-8800 Fraud # (800) 680-7289 Web site: www.tuc.com Remember that you are entitled to a free credit report if you are a victim of identity theft, if you have been denied credit, if you receive welfare benefits, or if you are unemployed.   U.S. Federal Trade Commission The FTC oversees the operation of credit bureaus. You can find a copy of the Fair Credit Reporting Act on its web site. The FTC also provides assistance for identity theft victims. Its web site provides a complaint form that can be transmitted to the FTC via the Internet. Consumer Response Center: (202) FTC-HELP or (202) 382-4357. E-mail: crc@ftc.gov Web site: www.ftc.gov   U.S. Postal Service Call the U.S. Post Office to obtain the phone number of the nearest Postal Inspector (800) 275-8777. Web site: www.usps.gov/websites/depart/inspect   U.S. Secret Service For the Secret Service office nearest you, look in the Government pages of your phone book. Web site: www.treas.gov/usss   U.S. Social Security Administration Report fraud: (800) 269-0271. Order your free Personal Earnings and Benefit Estimate Statement: (800) 772-1213. Web site: www.ssa.gov   To find the latest news and info on Id Theft Inside ID Theft This is a website designed to provide the latest news and information about identity theft. Web site: www.InsideIDTheft.info   To remove your name from mail and phone lists Direct Marketing Association Mail Preference Service, P.O. Box 9008, Farmingdale, NY 11735. Telephone Preference Service, P.O. Box 9014, Farmingdale, NY 11735. Web site: www.the-dma.org   To report fraudulent use of your checks If you are unable to write checks because of bad checks written in your name, the merchant will direct you to one of the check verification services below. If you are unable to open a checking account because of the activities of an imposter, contact Chexsystems. CheckRite (800) 766-2748 Chexsystems (800) 428-9623 CrossCheck (707) 586-0551 Equifax (800) 437-5120 National Processing Co. (800) 526-5380 SCAN (800) 262-7771 TeleCheck (800) 710-9898 Consumer organizations CALPIRG 11965 Venice Blvd., Suite 408, Los Angeles, CA 90066. Phone: (310) 397-3404 or (916) 448-4516. E-mail: calpirg@pirg.org Web site: www.pirg.org/calpirg Identity Theft Prevention and Survival 28202 Cabot Road, Suite 300, Laguna Niguel, 92677 Contact: Mari J. Frank, Esq., Author, The Identity Theft Survival Kit Phone 800-725-0807 or 949-364-1511 E-mail contact@identitytheft.org Web site: www.identitytheft.org Privacy Rights Clearinghouse 1717 Kettner Ave., Ste. 105, San Diego, CA 2101 Phone: (619) 298-3396 Contact: Director, Beth Givens E-mail: prc@privacyrights.org Web site: www.privacyrights.org Valuable PRC resources: PRC Identity-Theft Resource Link Coping with Identity Theft: What to Do When An Imposter Strikes Identity Theft: What to Do When it Happens to You -- A Guide for Victims Identity Theft: How It Happens, Its Impact on Victims, and Legislative Solutions Identity Theft Cases: 1996-1997 1995-1996 1994-1995 U.S. PIRG 218 D St. S.E., Washington, DC 20001 Phone: (202) 546-9707 E-mail: pirg@pirg.org Web site: www.pirg.org   VOIT (Victims of Identity Theft Support Group) www.pirg.org/calpirg What to do when they ask for your Social Security Number              by Chris Hibbert http://www.cpsr.org/cpsr/privacy/ssn/ssn.faq.html