Identity Theft
What to do if someone steals your ID
Identity Theft: Legal Help
A Publication of the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
21. Legal help.
You may want to consult an attorney to determine legal action to take against creditors, credit bureaus, and/or debt collectors if they are not cooperative in removing fraudulent entries from your credit report or if negligence is a factor.
Call the local Bar Association (www.abanet.org/premartindale.html), a Legal Aid office in your area (for low-income households), or the National Association of Consumer Advocates (www.naca.net) to find an attorney who specializes in consumer law, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and the Fair Credit Billing Act.
- 1. Notify credit bureaus
- 2. Law Enforcement
- 3. Federal Trade Commission
- 4. Fraudulent Accounts
- 5. Creditors and Existing Accounts
- 6. Debt Collectors
- 7. Checking and Bank Fraud
- 8. ATM Cards
- 9. Brokerage Accounts
- 10. Mail Fraud
- 11. Secret Service
- 12. Social Security Misuse
- 13. Passports
- 14. Phone Service
- 15. Student Loans
- 16. Driver's License Misuse
- 17. ID Theft By People Known to You
- 18. Medical Identity Theft
- 19. Victim Statements
- 20. False Judgments
- 21. Legal Help
- 22. Keep Good Records
- 23. Other useful information
- 27. Resources