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Marketing Lists:
You may limit the marketing materials you receive through the mail, by telephone, or by e-mail. If you would like to reduce the amount of advertising you receive from other companies, write to the Direct Marketing Association at the appropriate address below. You must provide your name, address, and phone number with your request:
 
Mail Preference Service
c/o Direct Marketing Assn.
P.O. Box 9008
Farmingdale, NY 11735-9008
Telephone Preference Service
c/o Direct Marketing Assn.
P.O. Box 9014
Farmingdale, NY 11735-9014
E-Mail Preference Service
www.e-mps.org
 
Identity Theft:
 
If someone has used your personal identification to fraudulently establish credit, report the incident as quickly as possible to each of the credit reporting agencies and request that a fraud alert be placed on your file:
 
Experian 888.397.3742
Equifax 800.525.6285
TransUnion 800.680.7289
 
Obtain a copy of your credit report from each of the credit reporting agencies. Check to see whether any additional accounts were opened without your consent or whether unauthorized charges were billed to your accounts. To request copies of your credit reports call:
 
Experian 888.397.3742
Equifax 800.685.1111
TransUnion 800.916.8800
 
Contact the Social Security Administration's Fraud Hotline at 800.269.0271 to report the unauthorized use of your personal identification information.

Contact your State Department of Motor Vehicles to see whether the Department has issued an unauthorized license number in your name. If so, notify them that you are a victim of identity theft.
 
File a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") by contacting the FTC's Identity Theft Hotline by telephone: 1.877.IDTHEFT; TDD 202.326.2502; by mail; Identity Theft Clearinghouse, Federal Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20580-0001 or online:
www.consumer.gov/idtheft. Ask for a copy of ID Theft: When Bad Things Happen to Your Good Name, a free comprehensive guide to help you guard against, and recover from, identity theft.
 
 

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