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Resources to help you learn about and protect yourself from identity theft
by Michelle Dunn
U.S. Postal Inspection Service www.usps.com/postalinspectors
Federal Trade Commission www.consumer.gov.idtheft
877-IDTHEFT or TTY - 202-326-2502
U.S. Secret Service www.secretservice.gov
Department of Justice www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud/idtheft
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation www.fdic.gov/consumers
Equifax www.exuifax.com
800-525-6285
Experian www.experian.com
888-397-3742
Trans union www.transunion.com
800-680-7289
Social Security Administration Fraud Hotline
PO Box 17768
Baltimore, MD 21235
800-269-0271 www.socialsecurity.gov
North American Securities Agency Administrators (NASAA)
www.nasaa.org
Better Business Bureau www.search.bbb.org/search.html
United States Postal Service www.usps.com
National Do Not Call Registry www.donotcall.gov
888-382-1222
Direct marketing Association Consumer Assistance
http://www.dmaconsumers.org/consumerassistance.html Registering by mail is FREE and registering online is $5.00. To remove your name from national mailing lists by mail:
Mail Preference Service
Direct Marketing Association
PO Box 643
Carmel, NY 10512
Identity Theft Resource Center www.idtheftcenter.org
858-693-7935
International check service 800-526-5380
Telecheck 800-927-0755
Certegy Check Services 800-437-5120
Internet Fraud Complaint Center http://www.ifccfbi.gov/index.asp
Fight Identity Theft http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/
She has written 5 books in her Collecting Money Series. She is currently writing a book for the Streetwise Series, part of the Adams Media Corporation. In addition to writing and marketing her books, Michelle moderates and runs Credit & Collections.com and was a member of The American Collectors Association for 9 years.
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