Reporting Fraud

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Be sure to include the following information in your communication of the fraudulent event. Since the information that you will be reporting is sensitive, you should protect it by using a confidential envelope for mailing. Keep in mind that some financial institutions may require that you provide a signed and notarized affidavit supporting some of the referenced information below.

Sample letters for reporting fraud and requesting a block on your account can be found in the publication Identity Theft, Reporting Fraud section.

Report the fraudulent activity to the following organizations.

1. Credit reporting agencies.
2. Fraud department at each bank or financial institution of each account that has been compromised.
3. Your local police or sheriff’s department or police located where the identity theft took place.
4. Federal Trade Commission at www.ftc.gov/idtheft.

Include the following information.

1. Full legal name.
2. Your name used when the fraudulent incident took place.
3. Date of fraudulent incident.
4. Date of birth.
5. Social Security number.
6. Driver’s license number or state identification card number.
7. Current address and how long you have lived there.
8. Daytime and evening phone number(s).
9. Describe briefly how the fraud occurred.
10. Indicate your willingness to assist in the prosecution of the person who committed the fraud.

Supporting documentation should include the following.

1. Copy of valid government-issued photo-identification card.
2. Proof of residency when fraud was committed against you.
3. Copy of report you filed with police or sheriff’s department.