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| Other contacts -- places
to find help - Federal Trade Commission www.ftc.gov
Accepts complaints from ID theft victims: Identity Theft Hotline: (877) IDTHEFT
(438-4338), or Identity Theft Clearinghouse, FTC, 600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington,
D.C. 20580.
To request the booklet "ID Theft, When Bad Things Happen
to Your Good Name" call (877) FTC-HELP (382-4357), or mail a request to the
FTC, Consumer Response Center at the above address.
Find more ID theft information at www.consumer.gov/idtheft.
Social Security Administration. If
you believe your Social Security number has been used by a stranger: (800) 269-0271,
or SSA Fraud Hotline, P.O. Box 17768, Baltimore, MD 21235. Fax: 410-597-0118.
E-mail: oig.hotline@ssa.gov.
To order Earnings & Benefits Statement: (800)
772-1213 or www.ssa.gov.
U.S. Postal Service. If theft of U.S. Mail is involved,
or if the identity thief filed a change of address with the post office, contact
the U.S. Postal Inspector in your
area. Passports. If you have a passport,
notify the passport office in writing that your identity has been stolen and to
be on the alert for anyone ordering a new passport in your name.
Department of Motor Vehicles. If you suspect someone
has obtained a false driver's license in your name or is using your driver's license
number, contact the Department of Motor Vehicles in your state.Credit
reporting agencies. It is important to include your Social Security number
and current address when writing to the three credit bureaus.
- Equifax: Opt Out: (888) 567-8688, or P.O. Box 740123, Atlanta, GA
30374-0123. Report fraud: (800) 525-6285. Order credit report: (800) 685-1111
or www.equifax.com.
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Experian: Opt Out: (402) 458-5247, or Attn: Consumer Services, 901 West
Bond, Lincoln, NE 68521. Report fraud: (888) 397-3742 or P.O. Box 1017, Allen,
TX 75013. Order credit report: (888) 397-3742 or www.experian.com.
- TransUnion: Opt Out: (888) 567-8688, or Trans Union
LLC's Name Removal Option, P.O. Box 97328, Jackson, MS 39288-7328.
Report fraud: (800) 680-7289 or Fraud Victim Assistance Dept.,
P.O. Box 6790, Fullerton, CA 92634. Order credit report: (800)
888-4213 or www.transunion.com.
- ChexSystems:
Collects bad-check reports from merchants. To review and dispute incorrect entries:
(800) 428-9623, or Attn: Consumer Relations, 7805 Hudson Rd., Suite 100, Woodbury,
MN 55125 or www.chexhelp.com.
Clearinghouses
and other publishers of personal information. Companies that buy personal
information and sell it, unless you direct them not to:
- Direct Marketing Association Mail Preference Service, P.O. Box 9008,
Farmingdale, NY 11735-9008 and Telephone Preference Service, P.O. Box 9014, Farmingdale,
NY 11735-9014, www.the-dma.org
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Dun & Bradstreet: Customer Service, 8310 Capitol of Texas Highway,
Austin, TX 78731, www.dnb.com
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Haines & Co., Criss-Cross Directory, 8050 Freedom Ave. NW, North Canton,
OH 44720, www.haines.com
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Experian Corp.: List Maintenance, 901 W. Bond, Lincoln, NE 68521, www.experian.com
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Donnelley Marketing: One American Lane, Greenwich, CT 06831, www.donnelleymarketing.com
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InfoUSA Inc. & InfoUSA.com: 378 Vintage Park Drive, Foster City, CA
94404, www.infousa.com
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ADVO, Inc.: One Univac Lane, Windsor, CT 06095, www.advo.com
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R.L. Polk & Co.: 26955 Northwestern Highway, Southfield, MI 48034,
www.polk.com
- Lexis-Nexis
and P-Find: ATTN: Lexis-Nexis Name Removal, P.O. Box 933, Dayton, Ohio, or
https://www.lexis-nexis.com/lncc/general/privacy.htm.
E-mail: privacy.information.mgr@lexis-nexis.com
Source:
King County Prosecutor's Office, Fraud Division, 900 Fourth Ave., Suite 1002,
Seattle, WA 98164, (206) 296-9010 |
