WASHINGTON (AP) ? The government received twice as many complaints about identity theft last year over 2001, with victims reporting hijacked credit cards, drained bank accounts and tarnished ...

Fact checked by Vikki Velasquez If you believe someone has used your identity, the first thing you should do is alert your financial institutions so that they can take immediate action to mitigate ...

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A: Report the crime to your local police and file an identity theft complaint with the Federal Trade Commission at ...

Identity theft, the fraudulent use of another person’s personal information, is on the rise. In fact, the number of identity theft complaints logged by the Federal Trade Commission and its affiliated ...

Submit copies of the police report and the FTC affidavit to the bank, along with a letter explaining the situation. Make it ...

LifeLock Inc.’s identity theft protection services are being scrutinized after a Gilbert woman said her ex-husband used the company’s credit monitoring service to track her financial moves. LifeLock ...

Americans are on track to report more than 1 million cases of identity theft this year. Money, Getty Images For victims of identity theft, 2024 is shaping up to be another devastating year. Americans ...