Contact your banks and credit card issuers immediately.
Stop payment on missing checks and notify the check verification service, close
any accounts that have been tampered with or opened fraudulently and open new accounts.
Change all account passwords. Click one of the tabs above to find out how to contact
INTRUST Bank.
File a police report.
File reports with your local police or the police in the community where an identity
theft took place.
Contact the post office.
Make sure no one has requested an unauthorized address change.
File a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
You may be able to provide important information that can help law enforcement officials
track down and stop identity theft.
Contact the Social Security Administration.
If someone is using your Social Security Number for employment purposes, the Administration
may choose to issue you a new number.
Contact the three major credit bureaus.
Request that “inquiries” be removed from your report from the companies that opened
the fraudulent accounts. Request that “fraud alerts” be placed on your accounts
and ask that creditors call you before opening new accounts or making changes to
existing accounts.
TransUnion's
Fraud Victim Assistance Department is a valuable resource for victims of
fraud.