If You’ve Been a Victim
The Wenham Police Department will make a record of your identity theft report.
- Executive Assistant Katherin Jackson (kjackson@wenhamma.gov) can provide you with a copy.
Go to identitytheft.gov and click on “Get Started”. Complete the checklist.
- Follow any recommendations that the results of the checklist may provide.
Visit www.identitytheft.gov/Sample-Letters and download any pertinent sample letters related to your situation.
Get your free credit report from www.annualcreditreport.com
- Check for any accounts or charges you don’t recognize.
Consider placing a Credit Freeze or a Fraud Alert on your credit report:
- Credit Freeze = Restricts access to your credit report, which makes it more difficult for a thief to open a new account in your name. You must lift the freeze with a unique PIN before new accounts can be opened. Contact Equifax (800-685-1111), Experian (888-397-3742), and Transunion (888-909 8872).
- Fraud Alert = Places a flag on your credit report for one year, which makes it more
- difficult for a thief to open a new account in your name. Contact any one of the
- following: Equifax (800-685-1111), Experian (888-397-3742), or Transunion (888-909-
- 8872).
Helpful Links
One-stop resource for victims | www.identitytheft.gov
Telemarketing related | www.donotcall.gov
Report international scams. | www.econsumer.gov
Department of Unemployment Assistance scams | www.mass.gov/forms/unemployment-fraud-reporting-form