Identity Theft Resources

Credit Reporting Agencies - reports:

www.equifax.com
(800) 685-1111
P.O. Box 740241
Atlanta, GA 30374-0241

www.experian.com  (formerly TRW)
(888) 397-3742
P.O. Box 2104
Allen, TX 75013

www.transunion.com
(800) 916-8800
P.O. Box 1000
Chester, PA 19022

Credit Reporting Agencies - fraud alerts:

www.equifax.com
(800) 525-6285
P.O. Box 740250
Atlanta, GA 30374

www.experian.com  (formerly TRW)
(888) 397-3742
P.O. Box 1017
Allen, TX 75013

www.transunion.com
(800) 680-7289
P.O. Box 6790
Fullerton, CA 92634

FTC complaint:

www.consumer.gov/idtheft/
(877) ID THEFT (438-4338)
Consumer Response Center
FTC
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20580

Other agencies:

Social Security - www.ssa.gov - (800) 269-0271
IRS - www.irs.gov
Passport Services
US Bankruptcy Court -
www.nceb.uscourts.gov for Eastern North Carolina
NC DMV - http://www.dmv.dot.state.nc.us/

Other resources

Laws:

Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act of 1998
Fair Credit Reporting Act statute
Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003

Federal government resources:

Fair Credit Reporting
www.consumer.gov/
www.consumer.gov/idtheft/index.html
www.ftc.gov/privacy/index.html or (877) FTC-HELP (382-4357)
www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud/idtheft.html

These sites I believe to be trustworthy:

www.epic.org – Electronic Privacy Information Center
www.consumerlaw.org – National Consumer Law Center
www.privacyrights.org – Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
www.privacyrights.org/identity.htm
www.pirg.org – Public Interest Research Group)
www.bbbonline.org/IDtheft
www.fraud.org
www.cdt.org – Center for Democracy and Technology
www.myfloridalegal.com/identitytheft – Florida Attorney General’s office
www.privacy.ca.gov
Consumers Union Identity Theft Information

These sites appear trustworthy but are relatively new to me (I don’t know how some are supported financially):

http://www.hostmerchantservices.com/articles/identity-theft-protect-your-credit-score/ - provided by credit card processing company
www.fightidentitytheft.com
www.identitytheft.org
www.cardcops.com

Learn more about 'phishing' scams:

PC Magazine article New Tools Fight Phishing Scams
PC Magazine article EarthLink Readies Anti-Phishing Tool
www.antiphishing.org/

Related topics:

www.scambusters.org
urbanlegends.miningco.com
www.haltabuse.org  – anti-cyberstalking group

Here are a few places where you can learn about yourself (and others can learn about you) – FYI only, no endorsement implied:

www.searchsystems.net
www.references-etc.com
www.backgroundcheckgateway.com
www.infospace.com
www.411locate.com