Saturday, June 02, 2007

What To Do If You Are a Victim Of Identity Fraud - Part 2

While the information above is provided for those living in the US the steps are nearly the same in other countries. Here are some links and numbers to credit and police agencies in the UK, Canada and Australia.




Contact Numbers for the UK

If you are a victim of identity theft in the UK use the following contact information;

Credit Bureaus


• Call Credit: 44 (0) 113 244 1555
www.callcredit.co.uk/ Callcredit plc, One Park Lane, Leeds.
West Yorkshire, LS3 1EP.

• Equifax: 0870 010 2091 for the CIFAS Protective Registration Service
www.equifax.co.uk/ Credit File Advice Centre PO Box 1140, Bradford, BD1 5US

• Experian: 0870 241 6212 (M-F 8-6, Sat 9-1)
www.experian.co.uk/ Experian Ltd, PO Box 9000, Nottingham, NG80 7WP



Police
File a report at your local Police Station. Locate the closest station at http://police.uk.






Contact Numbers for Canada

If you are a victim of identity theft in Canada use the following contact information;

Credit Bureaus
• Trans Union Canada: 1-877-525-3823 (Quebec Residents: 1-877-713-3393)
www.tuc.ca


• Equifax Canada: 1-800-465-7166
www.equifax.ca Equifax Canada Inc. Consumer Relations Department, Box 190 Jean Talon Station, Montreal, Quebec,
H1S 2Z2

Hotline

PhoneBusters National Call Centre – with a mandate to gather information and intelligence about identity theft PhoneBusters will provide advice and assistance.
Toll free at 1-888-495-8501









Contact Numbers for Australia

If you are a victim of identity theft in Australia use the following contact information;

Credit Bureaus
• Baycorp Advantage: (02) 9464 6000
www.baycorpadvantage.com Public Access Division
Credit Reference Association of Australia
PO Box 966, NORTH SYDNEY NSW 2060

• Dun and Bradstreet (Australia) Pty Ltd: 13 23 33
www.dnb.com.au Attention: Public Access Centre
PO Box 7405, St Kilda Rd VIC 3004



The Australian Crime Commission

The Australian Crime Commission operates an Identity Fraud intelligence facility that can assist victims in notifying some Australian and State government agencies that their identity has been stolen.

Tel: (02) 6243-6666



Contact your local police for instruction if the information for your country is not listed or is incorrect.

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