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complaint of identity theft with the FTC. See
their Web site at The
FTC keeps a database of identity theft cases that is used by many law enforcement agencies.
Write to the credit bureaus.
Write a letter to each credit bureau. Repeat what you said in your telephone call (see above). Send
copies of your police report and completed ID T
heft Affidavit. Remind the credit bureaus that they
must bl
ock or rem
ove any information that you, as an identity the
ft victim, say is
a result of the
theft. Se
nd your letters by
certified m
ail, return receipt
requested
. Keep a copy of
each letter. See
the Sam
ple Letter to Credit Burea
us
on page 7.
Equifax
Experian
TransUnion
P.O Box 740241
P.O. Box 9532
P.O. Box 6790
Atlanta, GA 30374-0241
Allen, TX 75013
Fullerton, CA 928
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As an alternative, you may dispute items with the credit bur
eaus online. Look for “dispute” on their
Web sites: , , and
Request additional free credit reports.
California identity theft victims with a police report of identity theft are entitled to receive up to 12
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free credit reports, one per month for the 12 months following the date of the police report.
The
procedure for requesting free monthly reports is different for each of the credit bureaus.
Experian: Make a single request to receive all of your free monthly reports. Mail your request fo
r
12 free monthly reports to Experian at P.O. Box 9554, Allen, TX 75013. Enclose a copy of the
police report of identity theft, a copy of a government-issued identification card (such as driver’s
license, state or military ID), and a copy of proof of curren
t mailing address (utility bill, bank or
insurance statement showing name, current mailing address, and date of issue). Also provide y
our
full name including middle initial (and generation such as Jr., Sr., II, III), previous addresses for th
e
past two years, Social Security number and date of birth.
TransUnion: Write or call in your request each month. Mail to TransUnion, P. O. Box 6790,
Fullerton, CA 92834. Or call the toll-free number printed on your most recent TransUnion credit
report. Provide your full name including middle initial (and generation such as Jr., Sr., II, III),
Social Security number, date of birth, and proof of residence (such as utility bill or bank statement).
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quifax: Write or call in your request each month. Mail to Equifax Fraud Department, P.O. Box
740250, Atla
nta, GA 30374. Or call the toll-free number printed on your most recent Equifax credit
re
port.
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