Below is a list of resources that provide useful information regarding theft crimes.
- Federal Trade Commission: The U.S. Government’s central Web site for information about identity theft includes government reports and Congressional testimony, law enforcement updates, consumer alerts, and links to other sites with helpful information.
- U.S. Secret Service Financial Crimes Division: The Secret Service investigates crimes associated with financial institutions, including bank fraud, access device fraud, telecommunications and computer crimes, fraudulent government and commercial securities, and electronic funds transfer fraud.
- U.S. Postal Inspection Service: the Identity Theft pages provide consumer tips, instructions on how to get off mailing lists and how to report unsolicited e-mail (“spam”), and links to information about identity theft and fraud.
- National Check Fraud Center
The center provides assistance, information, and crime reporting information for counterfeit checks, forgery, check fraud, bank fraud, and white collar crimes. - Equifax
Equifax provides information on protecting yourself from identity theft and related resources, including Credit Watch, a credit monitoring program. - TransUnion
TransUnion provides credit and fraud-prevention data, including tips for avoiding fraud and fraud victim contact and reporting information. - Experian
Experian’s Consumer Knowledge Center includes fraud prevention information and resources.