ID Theft Information

Report ID Theft with the Seattle Police Dept:
Call the non-emergency number, 625-5011.
Immediately contact your credit card companies and bank to put an alert on all your accounts.
source: http://www.seattle.gov/police/prevention/Theft/id_theft.htm (ext. link)

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) - ID Theft Information Web Site
http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft/ (ext. link)

Consumer Sentinel - ID Theft Data Clearinghouse - FTC Web Site
http://www.consumer.gov/sentinel/idtchart.htm (ext. link)

WA State free credit report
https://www.annualcreditreport.com (ext. link)

Wedgwood Community Council General Meeting
Topic: Combating residential mail theft
Thurdsday Nov. 11, 2004
Combating residential mail theft notes from the meeting.

Past ID Theft Articles

Consumer services pop up to fight ID theft
Seattle Times July 10, 2006
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003116807_idtheft10.html (ext. link)

Well Spent: Best to start over when purse or wallet is stolen
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER November 30, 2005
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/250247_wellspent30.html (ext. link)

Identity theft on the rise, but it can be prevented
Seattle Times January 24, 2004
http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=ptgett24&date=20040124 (ext. link)

Quiz helps protect you from becoming identity-theft victim
Seattle Times March 22, 2004
http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=pfhousekeeping21&date=20040321 (ext. link)
direct link to identity-theft quiz
http://www.rce.rutgers.edu/money/identitytheft/default.asp (ext. link)

Box is secure, but mail isn't coming
Seattle PI October 20, 2004
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/195958_mailbox20.html (ext. link)

Beginning Wednesday you can check your credit rating - free
Seattle Times November 28, 2004
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/homerealestate/2002102640_homeharn28.html (ext. link)

New program allows for free credit reports
Seattle Times December 1, 2004
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/consumernews/2002105275_credit01.html (ext. link)

ID theft's toll last year: some 10 million victims
Seattle Times Sept 4, 2003
http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=idtheft04&date=20030904 (ext. link)