Data Support

1. IRS Data Breach Information for Taxpayers: https://www.irs.gov/identity-theft-fraud-scams/data-breach-information-for-taxpayers

2. Federal Trade Commission (FTC): File a complaint at https://www.identitytheft.gov/ or call 877-438-4338. The FTC can create a recovery plan for your situation. 

3. Place a free one-year fraud alert on your credit reports by contacting any one of the three nationwide credit reporting companies by mail, online, or through their toll-free numbers. The bureau you contact must tell the other two.

Equifax

Phone: 800-525-6285 

Website: www.equifax.com/CreditReportAssistance

Address: P.O. Box 105139, Atlanta, GA 30348-5139

Experian

Phone: 888-397-3742

Website: www.experian.com/fraud

Address: P.O. Box 2002, Allen, TX 75013

TransUnion

Phone: 800-680-7289

Website: www.transunion.com/fraud

Address: P.O. Box 2000, Chester, PA 19016

4. Social Security Administration (SSA): Submit a report online at https://oig.ssa.gov/ or call the OIG's fraud hotline at 1-800-269-0271.

5. IdentityTheft.gov has information - and recovery plans - for more than 30 types of identity theft, including tax refund fraud and child identity theft.

• Contact the security or fraud departments of each business where an account was opened or charged without your knowledge.
• Follow up in writing, with copies of supporting documents.
• Keep copies of documents and records of your conversations about the theft.
• Complete an ID Theft Affidavit and include it with your written statement.
• File a report with law enforcement officials and provide copies to any creditors needing proof of the crime.
• Report to the creditor the accounts that you know, or believe, have been tampered with or opened fraudulently.
• Report identity theft to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau by submitting a complaint. Your complaint helps law enforcement officials across the country in their investigations. Visit the CFPB's website to find out more information on submitting an identity theft complaint.