Sample Letters and Forms for Victims of Identity Theft
Fast action is the best way to limit the damage from identity theft. These sample letters and forms can help you exercise your rights as an identity theft victim, like requesting action from the credit reporting companies and businesses where the thief opened new accounts or tampered with your existing ones.
Letters
- Ask a Business to Remove Fraudulent Charges From Your Existing Accounts
- Ask a Business to Close a New Account Opened in Your Name
- Ask Credit Reporting Companies to Remove Fraudulent Errors on Your Credit Report
- Ask a Business to Block Information on Your Existing Account
- Ask a Business to Block Information on a New Account
- Ask a Credit Reporting Company to Block Information
- Get Copies of the Documents the Identity Thief Used
- Stop Calls and Letters From a Debt Collector
- Memo from FTC to Law Enforcement [PDF]
Enclosures
- Fair Credit Reporting Act Section 605B [PDF]
- Fair Credit Reporting Act Section 609(e) [PDF]
- Fair Credit Reporting Act Section 611 [PDF]
- FTC Notice to Furnishers of Information [PDF]
Forms
- Annual Credit Report Request [PDF]
- FTC Identity Theft Victim's Complaint and Affidavit [PDF]
- Uniform Minor's Status Declaration [PDF]
Contact Information
| Equifax 1-800-525-6285 | Experian 1-888-397-3742 | TransUnion 1-800-680-7289 |
Ask each company for the email or postal address for sending dispute or blocking requests.
This article is part of a series: Sample Letters and Forms for Victims of Identity Theft
August 2012
