Step 5. Other Helpful Resources
US Postal Service
Contact your local office of the US Postal Inspection Service at http://postalinspectors.uspis.gov if you suspect that an identity thief has submitted a change-of-address form with the Post Office to redirect your mail, or has used the mail to commit frauds involving your identity.
Social Security Administration
Contact the Social Security Administration at www.ssa.gov (SSA Fraud Hotline: 800-269-0271) with any allegations that involve the following:
- Buying and selling of counterfeit or legitimate SSN cards.
- Misuse involving people with links to terrorist groups or activities.
- Misuse of an SSN by someone else to obtain Social Security benefits.
Internal Revenue Service
Contact the Internal Revenue Service at www.irs.treas.gov
If you suspect the improper use of identification information in connection with tax violations (call 1-800-829-0433 to report the violations).
US Department of Justice (DOJ)
Contact the DOJ at http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud/websites/idtheft.html
The following links provide detailed information related to identity theft and protecting yourself.
- Privacy Rights Clearinghouse Identity Theft Resources at http://www.privacyrights.org/identity.htm
- National Fraud Information Center at http://www.fraud.org or their Hotline 800-876-7060.
- Identity Theft Resource Center at www.idtheftcenter.org or call 888-400-5530, a non-profit organization with helpful information for the ID Theft victims.
- Stop Unsolicited Credit Card Offers: 1-888-5-OPTOUT (1-888-567-8688).
- The Direct Marketing Association www.the-dma.org
- Mail Preference Service
Direct Marketing Association
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Remove your e-mail address from many national direct e-mail lists: www.e-mps.org
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Liberty Alliance Identity Theft SIG, www.projectliberty.org
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ITAC (ID Theft Assistance Center), www.identitytheftassistance.org
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ISTPA Privacy Framework, www.istpa.org
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The Privacy Rights Clearing House, www.privacyrights.org/identity.htm
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National Crime Prevention Council: www.ncpc.org
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Better Business Bureau: www.bbb.org
For online privacy tips click on the link below:
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For problems with a mail order company, write to:
Mail Order Action Line:
1111 19th Street, N.W., Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20036
- For information about Fake Check Scams, contact the National Consumers League website concerning this type of fraud at: www.fakechecks.org. The National Consumers League is a not for profit consumer advocacy group.
National Consumers League
1701 K Street, Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20006
202-835-0747