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Plus each agency has a different procedure for consumers to freeze their files. Here is who you need to contact, how and what to provide them:
Equifax:Equifax Security Freeze
P.O. Box 105788
Atlanta, GA 30348
- Send by certified mail.
- Name, current and former address, Social Security number, date of birth
- Pay by check, money order or credit card. Credit card (Visa, Master Card, American Express or Discover only): Give name of card, account number, expiration date
- ID theft victim must include: valid copy of police report, investigative report or complaint filed with law enforcement agency
Experian:Experian Security Freeze
P. O. Box 9554
Allen, TX 75013
- Send by certified mail.
- Full name, with middle initial and Jr./Sr., etc.
- Current address and home addresses for past five years, Social Security number, birth date, two proofs of residence (copy of driver's license, utility bill, insurance statement, bank statement)
- Pay by check, money order or credit card. Credit card: Give name of card, account number and expiration date.
- ID theft victim must include: valid copy of police report, investigative report or complaint filed with law enforcement agency. Send by certified mail.
- Full name, with middle initial and Jr./Sr., etc.
- Current address and home addresses for past five years, Social Security number, birth date, two proofs of residence (copy of driver's license, utility bill, insurance statement, bank statement)
- Pay by check, money order or credit card. Credit card: Give name of card, account number and expiration date.
- ID theft victim must include: valid copy of police report, investigative report or complaint filed with law enforcement agency
TransUnion:Trans Union Security Freeze
P. O. Box 6790
Fullerton, CA 92834-6790
- Send by regular or certified mail.
- First name, middle initial, last name, Jr., etc.
- Current home address and addresses for past five years, Social Security number, birth date
- Pay by check, money order or credit card. Credit card: Give name of card, account number and expiration date.
- ID theft victim must include: valid copy of police report, investigative report or complaint filed with law enforcement agency
By Amy C. Fleitas and Dani Arthur
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