Emergency Information
Fraud
How to protect yourself
- Guard your financial information.
- Keep your social security number confidential.
- Keep your mail in a safe location.
- Get off credit marketing lists.
- Memorize your passwords and PIN numbers.
- Keep personal information locked up.
- Don't send sensitive information by email. It is not a secure source.
- Check your credit reports regularly.
If you do become a victim of fraud:
- Call the Federal Trade Commission toll-free, 877-438-4338.
- Contact the fraud departments of the major credit bureaus and request that a fraud alert be placed on your credit line.
| Equifax | 1-888-766-0008 |
| Emperian | 1-888-397-3742 |
| Transunion | 1-800-680-7289 |
- Close all accounts that have been tampered with and open new ones with new pin's and pass codes.
- File a police report with your local police department.
- If the US mail is involved, contact the Postal Inspection Service Office (1-800-275-8777).
- If someone is using your social security number, contact the Social Security Administration's Fraud Hotline (1-800-269-0271).
- If your personal checks have been lost, stolen or misused, stop payment and notify all retailers not to accept your checks:
| Checkrite | 1-800-766-2748 |
| ChexSystems | 1-800-552-1900 |
| National Processing Co. | 1-800-526-5380 |
| SCAN | 1-800-262-7771 |
| Telecheck | 1-800-710-9898 |
For more information on the latest scams, and information on how to protect
yourself from being
targeted please visit the Consumer Help Center.