What To Do If You Are A Victim of Identity Theft
If someone has used your personal identifying information, such as your social security number, date of birth and name, to open lines of credit or to obtain services, you will first need to contact all 3 major credit reporting bureaus to place a "Fraud Alert" on your credit report. When you call the following toll-free numbers, this will notify businesses that you may be the victim of fraud. Request a copy of your credit report to review. Contact the following bureaus:

There is a free annual credit report people can get by contacting one of the three major credit reporting agencies at 1-877-322-8228, or by logging on to: www.annualcreditreport.com.

Review all of the information on your credit report and circle or highlight any fraudulent items. Next contact the police agency in the city/state where your information was fraudulently used. If you live in Chandler and the crime occurred within Maricopa County contact the Chandler Police Department.

If you find someone used your information on the Internet, contact the FBI at their web-site to complete an Internet Fraud Complaint. Their web-site can be found at: WWW.IFCCFBI.GOV