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Santa Clara Police Department
601 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95050

(408) 615-4700

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Identity Theft

Quick Reference Guide

PC 530.5: Unauthorized Use of Personal Identifying Information

Credit Bureaus

Equifax
P. O. Box 74021
Atlanta, GA 30374-0241
To order your report,
call: 1-800-685-1111.
To report fraud,
call: 1-800-525-6285.

Experian
P.O. Box 949
Allen, TX 75013-0949
To order your report,
call: 1-888-397-3742
To report fraud,
call: 1-888-397-3742

Trans Union
P.O. Box 390
Springfield, PA 19064-0390
To order your report,
call: 1-800-916-8800
To report fraud,
call: 1-800-680-7289

Alert your banks to flag your accounts and contact you to confirm any unusual activity. Request a change of PIN and a new password.
If you have any checks stolen or bank accounts set up fraudulently, report it to the following companies:
1. National Check Fraud Service – (843) 571-2143
2. SCAN – (800) 262-7771
3. Telecheck – (800) 710-9898 or (800) 927-0188
4. CheckRite – (800) 766-2748
5. Cross Check – (707) 586-0551
6. Equifax Check System – (800) 437-5120
7. International Check Services – (800) 526-5380
Contact the Social Security Administration’s Fraud Hotline at: 1-800-269-0271
Contact the State Office of the Department of Motor Vehicles Fraud Hotline at: 1-866- 658-5758 to see if another license was issued in your name. If so, request a new license number and fill out the DMV’s complaint form to begin the fraud investigation process.
Obtain description of suspect (if known).
Obtain witness information.
What is the financial loss to you? Attach all supporting documentation.
Contact the State Department of Justice if you have been wrongfully charged with a crime due to identity theft. www.ag.ca.gov/idtheft/general.htm Pursuant to 530.7 of the Penal Code, the California Department of Justice has launched a new Identity Theft Registry. Their phone number is: 1-888-880-0240. Basic registration requires the submission of an application along with fingerprints and court verification that the individual is a victim of identity theft. Information concerning victim registration may also be obtained via mail at: California Department of Justice P.O. Box 903417 Identity Theft Registry, Room #G210 Sacramento, CA 94203-4170