Here are some useful resources to help you:

Useful Websites

Taxes:

• Internal Revenue Service - Tax forms, file taxes, make payments 1-800-829-4933

Government Agencies:

• Social Security Administration - Get/replace Social Security card and/or statements, estimate retirement benefits, apply for retirement and disability benefits, apply for medicare 1-800-772-1213

News:

• The Wall Street Journal
• New York Times

Others:

• FinAid! - Help with planning for college payments 1-724-538-4500

The Three Credit Bureaus – for credit reports, credit scores, fraud protection:

Equifax   1-800-525-6285

Experian  1-888-397-3742

TransUnion – Fraud Victim Assistance Division 1-800-680-7289

The steps below should help if you believe you are a victim of any of the following situations.

Email Hacking

1. Change all of your online passwords
2. Take your computer to have it professionally cleaned
3. Contact the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center

Identity Theft

1. Review credit reports and place a fraud alert on them
2. Close accounts you know or suspect were tampered with
3. File a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
4. File a police report where the identity theft took place (and bring a copy of the FTC complaint form)
5. Notify all financial institutions that there has been a breach of PII so they can place the proper restrictions on your accounts
6. Obtain identity protection (i.e. LifeLock)

Mail Theft

1. Contact U.S. Postal Inspection Service complaint center at (877) 876-2455

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