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guest - June 9th, 2009 10:24 PM

I understand the authorities should be contacted. Does this include the police, and if so what do I report? [br]

guest - June 9th, 2009 10:38 PM

Yes, the police must get involved. When you call the police, tell them you were a victim of identity theft and want to file a report. Find out if you can file the report in person. They may give you options like filing the report over the phone or over the Internet. If your local police department refuses to take your report, contact your state Attorney General to see if it is a state law for police to take a report on identity theft. If it is, you can request the Attorney General to send you a letter advising any police department to accept the report and file it. [br][br]When you do file your report, make sure you also include a printed copy of your online complaint form so they can file them together. This will add more credence to the report and entitle you to certain protection. You can use the report to permanently block fraudulent information from appearing on your credit report, ensure that any debts that were taken off previously are not returned back on, prevent a company from going after you for debt collection when identity theft was involved, and place a fraud alert on your report. This way future creditors will know you were a victim of identity theft and will not look down on you for being a credit risk. 


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In 2003, more than 10 million Americans fell victim to identity theft.

Identity theft costs business and individuals $53 billion dollars annually

In 2003, Americans spent 300 million hours resolving issues related to identity theft.

70% of all identity theft cases are perpetrated by a co-worker or employee of an affiliated business.