Stopping Identity Theft
How to Stop
Identity Theft
Here are some
important tips on how to stop identity theft with the FTC, for shoppers and
merchants.
What is the FTC doing to reduce
identity theft?
The FTC is:
- educating
consumers on how to safeguard personally identifying information,
- providing
outreach and informational materials to businesses about best
practices, and
- promoting
identity theft investigations and
prosecution. We provide law enforcement
training and consumer education materials to
federal, state and local law enforcement and other agencies
Source: FTC
The FTC works for the
consumer to prevent fraudulent, deceptive and unfair business
practices in the marketplace and to provide information to help
consumers spot, stop and avoid them. To file a
complaint or to get
free information on
consumer issues, visit
www.ftc.gov or call
toll-free, 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357); TTY: 1-866-653-4261. The
FTC enters Internet, telemarketing, identity theft and other
fraud-related complaints into the
Consumer Sentinel Network, a secure online database and investigative tool available to hundreds of civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad.
