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Report identity theft and build a recovery plan
Federal Trade Commission · Shared Oregon or applicable federal route
Use IdentityTheft.gov to generate an identity-theft report and tailored recovery steps for an Oregon resident.
Where and how to proceed: prepare, file and follow up
Start here: Review affected statements and credit reports and identify accounts or charges that do not belong to you.
1. Is this for me?
People whose identifying information was used without permission. Federal recovery instructions apply in Oregon; local police, tax or benefit issues may require additional reports.
Service area: Oregon or applicable federal route; confirm venue and agency jurisdiction.
2. What should I prepare?
Some documents may be conditional. Ask about alternatives. Checkmarks are temporary and are not saved or sent.
3. Where and how do I submit?
Read the linked publisher instructions to confirm the receiving office, accepted submission method and current forms. This page has not separately verified those details. A county filter does not decide the correct court or filing location.
- Review affected statements and credit reports and identify accounts or charges that do not belong to you.
- Visit IdentityTheft.gov and answer the incident questions using the information you have.
- Save the generated Identity Theft Report and personalized recovery plan.
- Follow the plan's instructions for affected accounts, charges, credit-report corrections and any fraud alert or freeze.
- Use the plan's sample letters and keep copies and records of each response; follow additional tax, benefit or law-enforcement routes relevant to the misuse.
Timing: Act promptly to reduce ongoing misuse. Account, credit, tax and benefit disputes can have separate time limits; follow the current tailored instructions.
4. What will it cost?
Details to confirm with the provider
Fees and fee-waiver eligibility have not been separately verified for this route. Check the current provider instructions. For a court filing, ask the court about its fee-waiver or deferral forms.
5. What happens after I submit?
Details to confirm with the provider
Keep a copy of what you send and its confirmation or receipt. Ask the receiving office how to track it, when to expect a response and how it will request missing information. These follow-up details have not been separately verified for this route.
6. What if something goes wrong?
Details to confirm with the provider
Read any returned filing, correction request or denial notice promptly. Ask the responsible office for the correction, review or appeal instructions and the deadline that applies to your notice. This guide does not verify a route-specific appeal process.
Language, disability and offline help
Ask the receiving office about language assistance, disability accommodations and an alternative to online submission. Available options have not been separately verified for this route.
The retained Oregon DOJ page and FTC explainer contain older historical figures about alerts and freezes. This guide does not repeat those figures or treat them as current requirements. The federal site supplies the current personalized plan.
Sources and review date
Guidance reviewed 2026-10-11. Read the current publisher instructions before acting.
FTC: Stolen identity? Get help at IdentityTheft.gov · web tool extract
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Identity Theft - Oregon Department of Justice : Consumer Protection · publisher html snapshot
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