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IDENTITY THEFT

RESOURCES

Government Resources

• "Identity Theft" booklet developed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (1/03), available here (PDF).
• OCC Alert No. 2002-3, "Identity Theft: Fictitious IRS Forms and Bank Letters" (4/5/02), available here. The alert has two attachments, a customer letter, available here; and a fake IRS form, available here.
• NCUA's Letter to Credit Unions No. 01-CU-09 on "Identity Theft and Pretext Calling," September 2001 (7 pages). Click here to read letter.
• NCUA's member pamphlet (Sept. 2001): "How to Avoid Becoming a Victim of Identity Theft." available here.
• Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's 15 minute video, entitled, "Identity Theft: Protect Yourself." Available for $7.50. Orders should be sent to" Public and Community Affairs Department, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Attn: Identity Theft Video, P.O. Box 2076, Boston, MA 02106-2076. Check or share draft should be made payable to the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. For more information call 1-800-409-1333
• NCUA Letter to Credit Union No. 00-CU-02, "Identity Theft Prevention." A copy of the letter is available here.
• U.S. Justice Department's Web page on Identity Theft and Fraud.
• Federal Trade Commission’s Web site at www.ftc.gov
• Federal Trade Commission Publication: "When Bad Things Happen to our Good Name," available here.
• The FTC’s ID Theft Web site at www.consumer.gov/idtheft.
• FTC's ID Theft Affidavit, available here .

Other Resources

• Privacy Rights Clearing House at www.privacyrights.org
• Consumer Sentinel Web site at http://www.consumer.gov/sentinel/ provides law enforcement agencies access to Internet cons, and gives consumers a way to voice their complaints about fraud to law enforcement officials worldwide.

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