Did someone use your personal information to open up a new mobile account or credit card? Or maybe buy stuff with one of your existing accounts? Or did they file for unemployment or taxes in your name? That’s identity theft.
If any of this happened to you, the FTC wants to help you stop the damage and start recovering. Learn more by watching this video:
Not sure whether someone has stolen your identity? Check out these clues that someone is using your information. If your information has been compromised, find the next steps to take. But all roads lead to IdentityTheft.gov, so start there to get your recovery plan.
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In reply to July 2020, I placed a 12 by Bibi 07
The credit bureau you contact to place the fraud alert is required to contact the other two bureaus. Experian is required to contact Equifax and TransUnion.
Although you did not get confirmation from Equifax, it should have gotten a notice from Experian. You don't need to keep asking Equifax to send confirmation.
In reply to When the unemployment by Harry M
Did you report this at www.IdentityTheft.gov? That is the federal government website for reporting identity theft and theft of unemployment benefits. You can create an Identity Theft Report and send copies of the Report to businesses, like credit card companies, where a thief opened an account in your name.
You can also put a credit freeze on your credit report. A credit freeze makes it harder for someone to get access to your credit report and open new credit. This FTC article tells more about a credit freeze and how to place a credit freeze.
In reply to When the unemployment by Harry M
Did you report this at www.IdentityTheft.gov? That is the federal government website for reporting identity theft and theft of unemployment benefits. You can create an Identity Theft Report and send copies of the Report to businesses, like credit card companies, where a thief opened an account in your name.
You can also put a credit freeze on your credit report. A credit freeze makes it harder for someone to get access to your credit report and open new credit. This FTC article tells more about a credit freeze and how to place a credit freeze.
In reply to Someone applied for a US SBA by JTAR
If you report a problem to www.FTC.gov/Complaint and you give your email, you should get an email response.
If somoene used your Social Security number to get benefits, you should file an identity theft report at www.IdentityTheft.gov. There is a special link on the first page for people to report unemployment benefits identity theft. You can create an FTC Identity Theft Report and use that to correct problems caused by the theft. You can enter information that goes into a secure online database that is shared with law enforcement, and create an account that allows you to come back and add details about the theft and get information about other steps to take.