Change or re-key whichever locks need to be changed for your protection.

 

If Your Social Security Card Was Taken
Call the Social Security Administration FRAUD HOTLINE to notify them of the loss and get information on how to get a duplicate card. Also, notify the credit reporting bureaus listed below. Request a copy of a credit report a month or two after the theft to make sure no fraudulent accounts are being opened. More information and how to prevent your SSN not to be misused is in the back of the package.
SSA Fraud Hotline: 1-800-269-0271

 

If Your Driver's License Was Taken
Apply for a new driver's license as soon as possible with the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Driver and Vehicle Services, If identity theft has already occurred, they can refer you to an investigator.
Department of Public Safety Driver and Vehicle Services, 651-296-2025

 

If Your Checks or Credit Cards Were Taken
File a theft report with the Minneapolis Police Department. Call Mpls 311 or go to the 1st Precinct, 19 North 4th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55401 to make your report (reports may not be made by phone to your precinct). Persons calling from within Minneapolis may call 311. Persons calling from outside the city may call 612-673-3000. 311 Customer Service Agents are available Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

If your credit cards are stolen

notify your bank or credit card company and have them change your account number. If your checks are stolen, notify your bank of the loss. Then, call the three credit reporting bureaus to report the loss, and ask them to put a FRAUD ALERT on your account so NO NEW CREDIT will be issued without contacting you. This is especially important if any form of identification was also stolen at the same time.
Equifax 1-800-525-6285   and write:   P.O. Box 740241, Atlanta, Ga.30374-0241
Experian 1-888-397-3742   and write:   P.O. Box 9532, Allen, Texas 75013
Trans Union 1-800-680-7289  and write:   Fraud Victim Assistance Division, P.O. Box 6790, Fullerton, Calif. 92834-6790

 

If Your Stolen Checks Or Cards Have Been Used
The subsequent use of any of the stolen checks or credit cards must be reported to the police by the merchant or bank where it was presented for payment. Contact the banks and/or businesses that accepted your checks or cards to notify them of the fraudulent use. Encourage the banks and businesses to pursue charges against any suspects identified. Your bank or credit card company should have you sign an affidavit of check forgery or credit card fraud, and they should reverse all of the checks/charges relating to the fraudulent transactions.

 

Contact the Retailers Protection Association at their web site (www.theftreporting.com), fill out the Victim Statement form, titled "Supplemental Victim Statement, Report of Stolen or Counterfeit Checks," and fax it directly to the RPA at the listed number (or you may mail it to the Minneapolis Police Department, Forgery/Fraud Unit, 350 S. 5^th St., Room 108, Minneapolis, MN 55415). This information is then entered into a database used by banks and retailers to track and limit the use of stolen and counterfeit checks.

If Someone Has Stolen Your Identity to Get New Credit
In Minnesota, identity theft becomes a crime only when a victim (person or business) suffers a monetary loss. Call Mpls 311 and make an identity theft report or go to 1st Precinct, 19 North 4th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55401 
To make your report (reports may not be made by phone to your precinct; Persons calling from within Minneapolis may call 311. Persons calling from outside the city may call 612-673-3000. 311 Customer Service Agents are available Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Also, call the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Identity Theft Hotline to notify them and get advice on how to proceed. Notify all three credit reporting bureaus to put a fraud alert on your data and immediately request a credit report. More information about Identity Theft victims is attached in the back of the package.

 

If Your Passport Was Taken
File a theft report with the Minneapolis Police Department by calling Mpls 311 or go to the 1st Precinct, 19 North 4th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55401  to make your report (reports may not be made by phone to your precinct Persons calling from within Minneapolis may call 311. Persons calling from outside the city may call 612-673-3000. 311 Customer Service Agents are available Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m
Stolen or lost passports should also be reported to the U.S. Department of State. Additional information and forms for this purpose may be obtained online at http://www.travel.state.gov/passport/forms/ds64/ds64_845.html.

 

 

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