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Identity Theft Forms

• Information Compromise and the Risk of Identity Theft: Guidance for your Business
  If confidential customer information has been stolen or improperly accessed from your business this form from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) provides steps to take to minimize the damage. It provides information on how to contact customers who may now be vulnerable to identity theft because of credit or account information has been stolen, and other businesses affected by the date breach and how to coordinate an investigation with the police.
• You Can Fight Identity Theft
  This form from the FDIC provides information about how to protect yourself from ID theft, and how to report ID theft if you are a victim.
• Remedying the Effects of Identity Theft
  This form from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) provides an overview of what rights you have if you are a victim of ID Theft. It includes placing a fraud alert in your credit report, and blocking the placement of negative information from the fraudulent transactions in your credit report.
• Deter, Detect, Defend: Avoid ID Theft
  This brochure from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) provides tips for consumers on how to deter, detect, and defend against identity theft.
• Extra! Extra! Count on Scammers and Schemers to Follow the News
  This Federal Trade Commission (FTC) brochure warns consumers that scammers claiming to be from the Internal Revenue Service or the Social Security Administration may call or send emails saying they need personal or financial information to deposit a tax rebate check directly. The scammers then use that information to commit identity theft.
• Military Personnel & Families Fighting Back Against Identity Theft
  Brochure from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) with tips for military personnel and their families on how to deter, detect, and defend against identity theft.
• Take Charge: Fighting Back Against Identity Theft
  The Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) comprehensive guide to fighting ID Theft
• To Buy or Not To Buy: Identity Theft Spawns New Products and Services To Help Minimize Risk
  Publication from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to help consumers evaluate whether they should initiate fraud alerts or credit freezes or invest in identity theft products and services such as credit monitoring that are for sale.