- You have confirmed that report information resulted from identity theft.
- You created an FTC Identity Theft Report at IdentityTheft.gov.
- You can identify each fraudulent item on the bureau’s report.
- Complete the official IdentityTheft.gov recovery steps first.
- Prepare a separate packet for each bureau reporting fraudulent information.
- Use the bureau address and proof-of-identity requirements in the current official instructions.
- Your identifying information
- FTC Identity Theft Report
- Each fraudulent report item
- The bureau receiving the request
- Copy of the FTC Identity Theft Report
- Proof of identity required by the bureau
- Copy of the report with fraudulent items marked
- Any additional official form or required FCRA notice
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[Date] [Your name] [Your mailing address] [City, state ZIP] [Credit bureau name] [Current identity-theft correspondence address] Re: Identity-theft block request — report/file number [number if known] To whom it may concern: I am a victim of identity theft. The information identified below does not relate to transactions I made and resulted from identity theft: [List each company, account type, partial account number, and report entry to block] Please block this information from my credit file under section 605B of the Fair Credit Reporting Act and provide the required notices to the companies that furnished it. I have enclosed my FTC Identity Theft Report, proof of identity, and a copy of my credit report with the identity-theft items marked. Sincerely, [Your name] Enclosures: - FTC Identity Theft Report - Proof of identity: [describe] - Marked copy of credit report - [Other required documents]
- 1.Follow the current IdentityTheft.gov and bureau instructions.
- 2.Send separate packets to affected bureaus.
- 3.Keep complete copies and delivery evidence in a secure location.
- 1.Save each bureau response.
- 2.Confirm the identified information is blocked on updated reports.
- 3.Continue the business-account and recovery steps in the FTC plan.
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