Additional ID theft resources

Consumer and Professional Organizations

AARP

Better Business Bureau

Call for Action

Identity Theft Resource Center

National Consumers' League (National Fraud Information Center)

Privacy Rights Clearinghouse


Consumer Reporting Companies

Equifax

Experian

TransUnion


Federal Government

Federal Trade Commission

Department of the Treasury
• Identity Theft Resource Page
• DVD on Identity Theft

Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
• Check Fraud: A Guide to Avoiding Losses
• How to Avoid Becoming a Victim of Identity Theft (PDF, 148 KB)
• Identity Theft and Pretext Calling Advisory Letter 20014 (PDF, 260 KB)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
• Classic Cons... And How to Counter Them
• A Crook Has Drained Your Account. Who Pays?
• Don't Be an On-line Victim: How to Guard Against Internet Thieves and Electronic Scams
• Your Wallet: A Loser's Manual

Secret Service (USSS)
• Financial Crimes Division
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): Protecting Yourself

Social Security Administration
• SSA Fraud Hotline for Reporting Fraud
• Social Security: Your Number and Card (SSA Pub. No. 0510002)
• Identity Theft And Your Social Security Number (SSA Pub. No. 0510064)

US Department of Justice
• Identity Theft and Fraud

US Postal Inspection Service


State and Local Government

National Association of Attorneys General

National Conference of State Legislatures

-Information from the FirstGov for Consumers Web site