Phoenix Police Department’s Identity Theft Victim’s Packet

The Phoenix Arizona Police Department put out a good 13 page PDF that gives you information to assist you with correction of identity theft. This Identity Theft Victim Report is tailored to people in Phoenix, Arizona but the information is useful to anyone who is a victim of Identity Theft.

The report has 5 steps.

1. Contact your bank and other credit card issuers.
2. Contact all three major credit reporting bureaus.
3. File a report with the Federal Trade Commission.
4. Contact creditors involved in the Identity Theft by phone and in writing.
5. Submit the Identity Theft Affidavit and copies of all information and records obtained from the creditors with regard to the fraudulent accounts to the police department.

At the end of the report they list “Documents for Prosecution” which will help a police department begin an Identity Theft Investigation.

1. What documents you need if an identity theft has occurred with an Existing Account.
2. What documents you need if an identity theft has occurred with a New Account fraudulently opened in you name.
3. What documents you need if an identity theft involved someone using your personal information For Employment.
4. There is a ID Theft Affidavit which helps you lay out to the police what happened.
5. There is a Fraudulent Account Statement, which allows you to list accounts that are fraudulent.
6. They have two  Sample Dispute Letters you can use to send to a creditor when someone committed identity theft against you.

Overall this is a helpful document in working your way through your identity theft situation.

Phoenix Police Department’s Identity Theft Victim’s Packet

Phoenix Police Main ID Theft Page – Identity Theft How to Protect Yourself and What to do if Victimized

Phoenix Police Department – Business Forgery Reporting Packet