Midland Police Department
Midland Police Department Law Enforcement Center 2727 Rodd St.
Midland, MI 48640 Phone:
989-631-5716 Email: citypolice@midland-mi.org
Identity Theft
Video
To find a brief explanation on how to
protect yourself from identity theft, click on the Featured Video link below.
This link will take you to a segment produced for the City of Midland’s MGTV-5
news program, “City in 15”. (Media Player 9
and a broadband connection to the Internet are required to view this video.)
If You’ve Had Your ID Stolen…
If you suspect you are a victim
of identity theft, there are some important steps for you to follow. The
following letter from the Midland Police Department will help explain the
process for restoring your identity following an identity theft crime:
·
Instructions/Introduction
from Detective Caryn Weiland
The following are links to forms
that you may need in your efforts to combat identity theft. Once you have
contacted the Midland Police Department to make an initial report of identity
theft, the uniformed officer assigned to your case will indicate which of the
forms below should be filled out. Please use only those forms suggested by the
officer.
·
Identity Theft Victim Information Form
·
Affidavit of Fraud and Forgery
·
Authorization for Release of Information
Victim Resource Information
Below is more helpful information
on how to combat identity theft.
·
Victim Assistance Information
(contacts,
phone numbers and website addresses)
·
ID Theft: What To Do If You're A Victim
·
Federal Trade Commission Website
Sample Letters
Victims of identity theft can use
the sample letters below to notify specific agencies/authorities about the
theft. Click on any of these links to open Microsoft Word documents that can be
easily saved to your computer for filling in and printing out as needed. If you
have questions on these forms, contact the Midland Police Department at
989-839-4708.
Identity Theft Additional Assistance Forms
The Midland Police Department has
received additional forms from Michigan State University. These forms can be used to enhance the forms
already on the web page, or they can be used to replace those forms. If you have any questions, please ask the
officer who took your report, or call Midland’s Detective Bureau at 839-4708.
Please click on the following link to
reach the Michigan State University Web Site. The forms are available for downloading. There are also additional victim resources
located there to assist in your investigation.
Deter, Detect, Defend
The Federal Trade Commission has
recently begun a new program called, Deter,
Detect, Defend. It is a valuable
program that will assist you in protecting yourself from identity theft, and
also it will help assist you in the event you are a victim of identity
theft.
Deter:
1. Shred financial documents and
paperwork with person information before you discard them
2. Protect your Social Security number.
3. Don't give out personal information
over the phone.
4. Never click on links sent in
unsolicited e-mails.
5. Don't use obvious passwords like your
birthday, mother's maiden name, or the last four digits of your Social Security
number.
6. Keep your person information in a
secure place.
Detect:
1. Be alert for signs that require
immediate attention.
A. Bills that do not arrive as expected.
B. Unexpected credit cards or account statements
C. Denials of credit for no apparent reason.
D. Calls or letters about purchases you did not make.
2. Inspect
A. Your credit report.
i. Request your annual
free credit report.
ii. Visit http://www.annualcreditreport.com/
to order your FREE credit report.
iii. Review your financial
statements.
Defend:
1. As soon as you suspect Identity Theft…
A. Place a "Fraud Alert" on your
credit reports, and review the reports carefully
B. Close any accounts that have been tampered
with or established fraudulently.
C. File a police report.
D. Report the theft to the Federal Trade Commission.
If you have additional questions, go
online to http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/
for more information. Or, call 989-839-4708 to reach the Midland Police
Department Detective Bureau.