If you have given out this kind of information to a phisher, you should do the following:
- Report the theft to the three major credit reporting agencies, Experian, Equifax and TransUnion Corporation, and do the following:
Request that they place a fraud alert and a victim’s statement in your file. Request a FREE copy of your credit report to check whether any accounts were opened without your consent. Request that the agencies remove inquiries and/or fraudulent accounts stemming from the theft. - Major Credit Bureaus:
Equifax - www.equifax.com. To order your report, call: 800-685-1111 or write: P.O. Box 740241, Atlanta, GA 30374-0241. To report fraud, call: 800-525-6285 and write: P.O. Box 740241, Atlanta, GA 30374-0241. Hearing impaired call 1-800-255-0056 and ask the operator to call the Auto Disclosure Line at 1-800-685-1111 to request a copy of your report.
Experian - www.experian.com. To order your report, call: 888-EXPERIAN (397-3742) or write: P.O. Box 2002, Allen TX 75013. To report fraud, call: 888-EXPERIAN (397-3742) and write: P.O. Box 9530, Allen TX 75013 TDD: 1-800-972-0322.
TransUnion - www.transunion.com. To order your report, call: 800-888-4213 or write: P.O. Box 1000, Chester, PA 19022. To report fraud, call: 800-680-7289 and write: Fraud Victim Assistance Division, P.O. Box 6790, Fullerton, CA 92634 TDD: 1-877-553-7803. - Notify your bank(s) and ask them to flag your account and contact you regarding any unusual activity:
If bank accounts were set up without your consent, close them. If your ATM card was stolen, get a new card, account number and PIN. - Contact your local police department to file a criminal report.
- Contact the Social Security Administration’s Fraud Hotline to report the unauthorized use of your personal identification information.
- Notify the Department of Motor Vehicles of your identity theft. Check to see whether an unauthorized license number has been issued in your name.
- Notify the passport office to watch out for anyone ordering a passport in your name. File a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission. Ask for a free copy of "ID Theft: When Bad Things Happen in Your Good Name," a guide that will help you guard against, and recover from, your theft.
- File a complaint with the Internet Crime Complaint Center. The Internet Crime Complaint Center is a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C), with a mission to address fraud committed over the Internet. For victims of Internet fraud, IFCC provides a convenient and easy-to-use reporting mechanism that alerts authorities of a suspected criminal or civil violation.