Contact your local police force and file a report. Bring your government issued ID, proof of address and all other relevant information. Ask for a copy of the police report.

Contact your bank/financial institution and credit card company. Speak to the fraud department. Explain that someone stole your identity.  Have them close or freeze the accounts.

Change logins, passwords, and PINs for your accounts.

Reporting Identity Theft

United States of America

Place the three national credit bureaus and place a free fraud alert on your credit reports.

www.Experian.com/fraudalert  1-888-397-3742
www.TransUnion.com/fraud   1-800-680-7289
www.Equifax.com/CreditReportAssistance   1-888-766-0008

A fraud alert is free. It will make it harder for someone to open new accounts in your name. You will receive a letter from each credit bureau. It will confirm that they placed a fraud alert on your file.

Obtain your free credit reports from Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion. Go to www.annualcreditreport.com  or call 1-877-322-8228.

Report identity theft to the FTC. www.IdentityTheft.gov  or call 1-877-438-4338. Include as many details as possible. IdentityTheft.gov will create your Identity Theft Report and recovery plan.

More information is available at https://www.usa.gov/identity-theft

Canada

Contact the two national credit bureaus and place a fraud alert on your credit reports.

Equifax Canada Toll-free: 1-800-465-7166

TransUnion Canada Toll-free: 1-877-525-3823

Report identity theft and fraud. Contact the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre

More information is available at http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/scams-fraudes/id-theft-vol-eng.htm