CREDIT BUREAU AGENCIES
Important Contact Information
Equifax
Direct line for reporting fraud: 800-525-86285
Fraud Division
P.O. BOX 740250
Atlanta GA 30374
800-685-1111/888-766-0008
Experian
Direct line for reporting suspected fraud: 888-397-3742
Credit Fraud Center
P.O. BOX 1017
Allen, TX 75013
888-EXPERIA (888-397-3742)
Trans Union
Direct line for reporting suspected Fraud: 800-680-7289
Fraud Victim Assistance Department
P.O. BOX 6790
Fullerton, CA92634
800-916-8800 / 800-680-7289
When contacting the Credit Reporting Agency
1. Ask to have your SS# flagged with a FRAUD ALERT
2. Request a copy of your credit report. If you have suspected fraud they are required to give you a FREE copy.
3. Review your report very thoroughly. Look for any accounts that you did not open or ones that
you do not believe that you have used yourself.
Other helpful phone numbers:
Social Security Administration
SSA Fraud Hotline: 800-269-0271
Here is the contact information for the Social Security department
There is a link to report fraud.
Federal Trade Commission
This is a link to the FTC. It tells you how to place a fraud alert as well as the contact information
for the 3 major credit bureaus
Experian - Equifax - Transunion
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0275-place-fraud-alert
This is the link to alert Medicare that you have been a vicitim of identity theft.
https://www.medicare.gov/forms-help-resources/help-fight-medicare-fraud/how-report-medicare-fraud



