Identity Theft Victim Checklist (Page 5 of 9) in pdf

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If your driver’s license or DMV-issued ID card is stolen…

Immediately contact your local DMV office to report the theft. Ask them to put a fraud a

lert on

your license. Then call the toll-free DMV Fraud Hotline at 1-866-658-5758. If the thief is using

your license as ID, you may want to change your license number

. Ask DMV for an appointment.

Take a copy of the police report and copies of bills or other items supporting your claim of fraud.

You will also need to prove your identity. Take current documents such as a passport, a

certification of citizenship or naturalization, or a U.S. military photo ID. DMV will issue a new

license or ID card number when you meet all the requirements.

If your mail was stolen or your address changed by an identity

thief…

Notify the Postal Inspector if you think an identity thief has stolen your mail or filed a change of

address request in your name. To find the nearest Postal Inspector, look in the white pages of

the

tele

phone book

for the Post Office listing under United States Government. Or go to the Postal

Inspection Service’s Web site at

If you are wrongly accused of a crime committed by an identity

thief…

“Criminal identity theft” is a label given to a particular type of identity theft. Criminal

identity theft

occurs when a suspect in a criminal investigation identifies himself or herself using the identity of

another, innocent person. A special database in the California Department of Justice can h

elp

vict

ims of this kind of identity theft. See our Consumer In

formation Sheet 8: How to Use the

California Identity Theft Registry - A Guide for Victims of “Criminal” Identity Theft.

If someone uses your Social Security number to claim

unemployment benefits or to work…

If you suspect that someone else has claimed unemployment benefits using your Social Security

number, call the California Employment Development Department’s toll-free Fraud Hotline at

1-800-229-6297. For more information, see their Web site at Search on

the site

for “fraud.” Sometimes, an identity thief will use someone else’s Social Security number to be

eligible to work. It’s a good idea to check your Social Security earnings record to see if income

earned by a thief is being posted to your account. You can get a copy of your earnings record

calling 1-800-772-1213. Or get a Request for Social Security Statement (Form 7004) at

If you believe a t ief is using your Social Security number to

work or claim

Social Security benefits, call the Social Security Fraud Hotline at 1-800-269-0271.

Or report

Social Security benefits fraud online at

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