Help With Identity Theft and Other Scams

National Credit Bureaus
- Equifax.com/CreditReportAssistance (link is external)
- 1-888-766-0008
- Experian.com/fraudalert (link is external)
- 1-888-397-3742
- TransUnion.com/fraud (link is external)
- 1-800-680-7289
Websites & Phone Numbers
- FTC Consumer Response Center
- 1-877-382-4357
- www.ftc.gov
- FTC Identity Theft Hotline
- 1-877-438-4338
- www.consumer.ftc.gov
- FTC Do Not Call Registry
- 1-800-275-8777
- www.donotcall.gov
- Internet Fraud: To report Internet fraud, file a complaint, or read the latest warnings at the ICCC. Internet Crime Complaint Center
- U.S. Postal Inspection Service: To report ID Theft that involves the U.S. mail.
- 1-800-275-8777
- Securities Exchange Commission (SEC)
- 1-800-732-0330
- www.sec.gov
- National Foundation for Consumer Credit: Prevent victimization by private consumer credit agencies.
- 1-800-388-2227
- www.nfcc.org
- National Consumer’s League National Fraud Information Center
- 1-800-876-7060
- www.fraud.org
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging: For information on services for elders in your location.
- 1-800-677-1116
- www.eldercare.gov
- Social Security Administration Fraud Hotline: To report theft or fraudulent use of your SSN.
- 1-800-269-0271
- www.ssa.gov
- Direct Marketing Association DMA opt out service stops pre-approved credit card offers: To remove your name from mail, phone, or e mail lists.
- 1-888-567-8688
- thedma.org/
- National Association of Attorneys General: For information on your state’s Attorney General’s Office and consumer protection services.
- 1-202-326-6000
- www.naag.org
- National Crime Victim Bar Association: For information regarding filing civil lawsuits against a perpetrator or other responsible party and help locating attorneys specializing in victim-related litigation.
- 1-202-467-8753
- www.victimbar.org
Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation