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ID THEFT
If you suspect identity theft you should
begin by contacting
the following:
·
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) 1-877-438-4338,
http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft/# click
on “Consumers” (top-left)
and utilize all relevant information.
The
FTC works for the consumer to prevent fraudulent,
deceptive, and unfair business practices in the
marketplace and to provide information to help consumers
spot, stop, and avoid them. To file a complaint in
English
<http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/complaint.htm>
or Spanish <http://alertaenlinea.gov/queja.html>
(bilingual counselors are available to take complaints),
or to get free information on any of 150 consumer
topics, call toll-free, 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357),
or use the complaint form at http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/complaint.htm
</ftc/complaint.htm>. The FTC enters Internet,
telemarketing, identity theft, and other fraud-related
complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a secure, online
database available to thousands of civil and criminal
law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad.
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FDIC -
www.fdic.gov/consumers
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Transunion 312-985-4357 or
1-800-680-7289,
www.transunion.com
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Experian 1-888-217-6064 x 1205 or
1-888-397-3742,
www.experian.com
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Equifax 1-888-973-0014 or
1-800-525-6285,
www.equifax.com
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Police – local, state or sheriff
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The Blissfield State Bank to inform
us of account alerts
or stop payments, etc.
517-486-2151 or 1-800-649-1767
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Credit Card companies
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Social Security Administration
1-800-269-0271 or
www.ssa.gov
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Driver’s license – contact the
issuing state if you believe this has been used
fraudulently.
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The Internet Crime
Complaint Center (IC3):
www.ic3.gov
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US Post
Office - if suspecting mail theft -
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Michigan State
Police (MSP) Region I Special Investigation
Division:
www.michigan.gov/identity-theft
1-877-MI-ID-THEFT (1-877-644-3843)
Blissfield
Village
Police 486-2210 or 486-4340
Lenawee
Sheriff 263-0524
Michigan
State
Police –
Adrian
263-0033
This is a
help list to any ID theft you may experience. We
are in no way suggesting this as a complete list of
contacts. Identity theft is a serious crime.
Violators are investigated by the U.S. Secret Service,
the FBI, and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service; and
prosecuted by the Department of Justice. If you
know of someone who is using someone's identity in any
manner, you may want to contact your local law
enforcement.
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