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Anaheim
Police Department
Detective Division
- Economic Crimes Detail
425 S. Harbor Blvd.
Anaheim, California
92805
Informational
Sheet
If
Someone is Using Your
Credit Information
/ Drivers License / Social Security Number
- Obtain a copy of
your Credit History from Trans Union, Experian (TRW), or Equifax.
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Credit
History
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Fraud
Victim Assistance
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| Trans
Union |
800-288-2585
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800-680-7289
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| Experian
(TRW) |
800-392-1122
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800-301-7195
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| Equifax |
800-685-1111
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800-525-6285
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- Verify Credit Card
and Loan numbers to your present accounts.
- Notify respective
Creditors of Unauthorized Credit Cards and Loans.
- File an Affidavit
of Forgery if necessary with your Creditors.
- Have each Credit
Reporting Agency flag your account. (Trans Union, Experian (TRW),
Equifax) so that if there are future credit applications, you will
be notified.
- False Credit Applications
- the crime occurs where the application was submitted to the accepting
company. If mailed, US Postal Fraud Investigators handle the case (714)
571-4565. If not, the Victim Company will file the case with their local
Police Department.
- Credit Cards -
diverted to another address, other than Card Holders address. Notify
each Credit Card Company. Demand to know why your Credit Card(s) were
diverted without verifying an address change with you. The account should
be closed and a new one opened for you. The Credit Card Company will
usually assume the loss and report the incident to the Police Department
with jurisdiction on the case. Also notify US Postal Fraud Investigators
(714) 571-4565.
- If your California
Drivers License was used fraudulently, Department of Motor Vehicles
may issue you a new Drivers license number.
- If your Social
Security number was used fraudulently, notify the Social Security Office
of the fraudulent use of the number. The Social Security Office is located
at 300 S. Harbor Blvd., Anaheim, CA. (800) 772-1213.
- Prepare a chronological
statement regarding your incident and provide it to anyone who needs
it. (Include...when and how you became aware of the problem and any
other information about the problem.)
- If necessary file
a report with your local Police Department. Usually a Suspicious Circumstances
or Miscellaneous Circumstances report. (Bring the following; Copies
of Statements & Bills)
- Order a free copy
of Coping with Identity Theft: What to do when an Impostor Strikes@,
a helpful fact sheet from the Privacy Rights Clearhouse (619) 298-3396.
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