Identity Theft

If you suspect that your identity has been stolen, order a credit check of your Social Security Number (SSN) to see if anyone has used it. It will cost less than $15 per credit reporting agency.

Equifax
www.equifax.com
1-800-685-111 
Post Office Box 740241 
Atlanta, GA. 
30374-0241

Experian
www.experian.com
1-888-EXPERIAN 
Post Office Box 949 
Allen, TX 
75013-0949

Trans Union
www.tuc.com
1-800-916-8800 
Post Office Box 1000 
Chester, PA 
1902

For information on how to prevent identity fraud from occurring, and what to do after you have discovered an instance of identity theft, consult the Federal Trade Commission at http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/.