Credit Fraud and Identity Theft Contact Info
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With all the recent worry over identity theft and credit card fraud, I thought I’d post the contact info for the fraud departments at the three credit bureaus. And don’t forget to keep an eye on things using your free credit reports. Hopefully you have no need for such information but, if you do, at least you want have to dig it up yourself…
Credit Bureau Fraud Departments:
Equifax Consumer Fraud Division
P.O. Box 740241
Atlanta, GA 30374-0241
Phone: 800-525-6285
Fax: 770-375-2821
TDD: (800) 255-0056
Web: www.equifax.com
Experian National Consumer Assistance
P.O. Box 2104
Allen, TX 75013
Phone: 888-397-3742 (i.e., 888-EXPERIAN)
TDD: Use relay to contact number above
Web: www.experian.com
TransUnion Fraud Victim Assistance Department
P.O. Box 6790
Fullerton, CA 92634-6790
Phone: 800-680-7289
Fax: 714-447-6034
TDD: (877) 553-7803
E-mail (fraud victims only): fvad@transunion.com
Web: www.transunion.com
See also the ID Theft Victims Guide.
Published on July 12th, 2005 - One Comment
Filed under: Credit Cards, Identity Theft
About the author: Nickel is the founder and editor-in-chief of this site. He's a thirty-something family man who has been writing about personal finance since 2005, and guess what? He's on Twitter!
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