Identity Theft
The process of recovering from identity theft can be somewhat complex. Because of this, the Federal Trade Commission has broken down many steps for you to take in order to recover your identity.
In summary, you should file a report with the FTC, contact all banks and companies that were involved in fraudulent activity under your name, and place fraud alerts on your credit accounts. The next session of this page discusses credit and financial recovery in more detail.
You can read through and follow each of these steps . Be sure to be as thorough as possible during this process.
For more details regarding identity theft, including how it occurs and methods of protecting yourself in the future, we recommend reading the United States General Services Administration’s page on the topic .