{"id":2461,"date":"2016-05-26T19:01:40","date_gmt":"2016-05-27T01:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/?p=2461"},"modified":"2026-01-02T17:27:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T00:27:48","slug":"identity-theft-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/identity-theft-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Identity Theft Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/identity-theft-information\/#Identity_Theft_Information\" >Identity Theft Information<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/identity-theft-information\/#Consumer_Credit_Bureaus\" >Consumer Credit Bureaus<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/identity-theft-information\/#Business_Credit_Bureaus\" >Business Credit Bureaus<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Identity_Theft_Information\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2462\" src=\"data:image\/gif,GIF89a%01%00%01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04%01%00%00%00%00%2C%00%00%00%00%01%00%01%00%00%02%01D%00%3B\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Identity_theft-200x100.jpg\" alt=\"Identity theft\" width=\"200\" height=\"100\" \/>Identity Theft Information<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><br \/>\nBelow are some websites that provide information on preventing, reporting and responding to Identity Theft.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">1.\u00a0 Colorado Attorney General, <a href=\"https:\/\/stopfraudcolorado.gov\/fraud-center\/identity-theft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b><u>Identity Theft<\/u><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">2.\u00a0 Colorado Attorney General, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stopfraudcolorado.gov\/fraud-center\/identity-theft\/Identity%20Theft%20Repair%20Kit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b><u>Repair Kit<\/u><\/b><\/a><\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">3.\u00a0 Report identity theft crime to your police department so you will have a police report.\u00a0 Colorado Springs Police Department\u00a0 (CSPD), <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosprings.gov\/reporting-crimes-online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b><u>Identity Theft<\/u><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">4.\u00a0 Colorado Springs Police Department\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/ABCLegalDocs.com\/Downloads_large2\/CSPD_Identity_Theft_Brochure.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b><u>ID Theft Brochure<\/u><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Colorado Revised Statutes 12-14.3-106.5 provides that credit reporting agencies must permanently block the distribution of adverse credit information on a consumer when the consumer has submitted a police report to the credit agency, alleging that he\/she has been the victim of identity theft, resulting in adverse credit information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">5.\u00a0 Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), national non-profit, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idtheftcenter.org\/prevent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b><u>Identity Theft Prevention<\/u><\/b><\/a>, victim assistance, free newsletter, podcast<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">6.\u00a0 Social Security Administration, Publication: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/pubs\/EN-05-10064.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b><u>ID Theft and Your Social Security Number<\/u><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">7.\u00a0 FDIC MoneySmart educational game, 60 minutes, Protecting Your Identity and Other Assets <a href=\"https:\/\/playmoneysmart.fdic.gov\/game\/8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><u>Identity Theft\u00a0<\/u><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">8.\u00a0 US Department of Justice, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/criminal-fraud\/identity-theft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b><u>ID Theft and Identity Fraud<\/u><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2463\" src=\"data:image\/gif,GIF89a%01%00%01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04%01%00%00%00%00%2C%00%00%00%00%01%00%01%00%00%02%01D%00%3B\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/FTC_Avoid_ID_Theft-150x80.jpg\" alt=\"FTC Avoid ID Theft\" width=\"150\" height=\"80\" \/>9.\u00a0 Federal Trade Commission (FTC), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumer.ftc.gov\/features\/feature-0014-identity-theft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b><u>Identity Theft<\/u><\/b><\/a> educational information<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">10.\u00a0 Watch FTC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumer.ftc.gov\/media\/video-0123-identitytheftgov-helps-you-report-and-recover-identity-theft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b><u>Video on ID Theft<\/u><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">11.\u00a0 Report identity theft to the FTC to aid law enforcement at IdentityTheft.gov.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.identitytheft.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b><u>Filing a Complaint with the FTC<\/u><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">12.\u00a0 Check your credit reports annually for free: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.annualcreditreport.com\/cra\/index.jsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b><u>AnnualCreditReport.com<\/u><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">13.\u00a0 If you are a victim, place a <b>fraud alert<\/b> with one credit reporting company to prevent unauthorized use.\u00a0 They will notify the other two credit reporting agencies of the fraud alert.\u00a0 The initial fraud alert will expire in 90 days unless you file a police report to place an Extended Fraud Victim Alert for 7 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">14.\u00a0 If you are not a victim, you can place a <b>security freeze<\/b> on your credit reporting accounts to prevent unauthorized use.\u00a0 Contact each credit reporting company separately.\u00a0 You can remove the security freeze temporarily if you need to apply for credit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">15.\u00a0 Close accounts that you suspect have been affected by ID theft.\u00a0 Have new account numbers issued.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">16.\u00a0 Document all your communications. \u00a0Take notes on everyone you speak with.\u00a0 Ask for names, department names, and phone extensions, and record the date and time you speak with each person.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">17.\u00a0 If you need to file an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumer.ftc.gov\/articles\/pdf-0094-identity-theft-affidavit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b><u>ID Theft Affidavit<\/u><\/b><\/a>, we can Notarize it for you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">18.\u00a0 <b>Business owners<\/b> should build <b>business credit history<\/b> under your business Tax ID Number (TIN) or Employer Identification Number (EIN).\u00a0 This will keep business credit history separate from <b>personal credit history<\/b>, which is stored under your Social Security Number.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Consumer_Credit_Bureaus\"><\/span><b><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Consumer Credit Bureaus<\/span><\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.equifax.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Equifax<\/a><br \/>\nPO Box 740241<br \/>\nAtlanta, GA 30374-0241<br \/>\nReport Fraud &#8211; 1.800.525.6285<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.experian.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Experian<\/a><br \/>\nPO Box 2104<br \/>\nAllen, TX 75013<br \/>\nReport Fraud &#8211; 1.888.397.3742<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transunion.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trans Union<\/a><br \/>\n760 Sproul Road<br \/>\nPO Box 390<br \/>\nSpringfield, PA 19064-0390<br \/>\nReport Fraud &#8211; 1.800.680.7289<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.innovis.com\/personal\/personalOverview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Innovis Personal Services<\/a><br \/>\nP.O. Box 1358<br \/>\nColumbus, OH 43216-1358<br \/>\n1-800-540-2505<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Business_Credit_Bureaus\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><b>Business Credit Bureaus<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><b>(Note: consumer credit protection laws do not apply to business credit)<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dnb.com\/en-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dun &amp; Bradstreet (D&amp;B)<\/a><br \/>\nThe D&amp;B Corporation<br \/>\n103 JFK Parkway<br \/>\nShort Hills, NJ 07078<br \/>\nCustomer Service: 800.234.3867<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.experian.com\/small-business\/business-reports.jsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Experian Business Reports<br \/>\n<\/a>Experian Small Business Services<br \/>\n1-888-808-8242<\/p>\n<p><a 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