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Better Business Bureau
Federal Trade Commission's Identity Theft website
Identity Theft and Your Social Security Number
Identity Theft Information
Understanding Identity Theft
Identity Theft Prevention and Survival website
Most Common Forms of ID theft" graph from Federal Trade Commission
NC Attorney General's Office
NC General Assembly: Identity Theft Protection Act 2005
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
Social Security Administration Online
US Department of Justice (Identity Theft section)
US Postal Service
US Secret Service
Identity Theft Telephone Hotline Numbers
If you are a victim of identity theft, call the fraud hotline for one of the three major credit-reporting agencies. As part of a new plan, the other two will be notified.
• Equifax -- (800) 525-6285
• Experian -- (888) 397-3742
• TransUnion -- (800) 680-7289
You can file a complaint:
Federal Trade Commission -- (877) 438-4338;
Other government ID theft hotlines:
• Social Security Administration -- (800) 269-0271p
• Internal Revenue Service -- (800) 829-1040
• Federal Trade Commission Toll Free Hotline -- 1-877-IDTHEFT
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