Pennsylvania
Identity Theft laws in Pennsylvania
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Identity theft Law - 18 Pa. Cons. State § 4120
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Spam Law - § 5903.
www.spamlaws.com/state/pa.shtml
Credit Freeze law in Pennsylvania
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Freeze Law - SB 180, see:
www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2005&sind=0&body=S&type=B&BN=0180
- Effective: Jan. 1, 2007
- Applies to all consumers, $10 to place but no fees for ID theft victims or seniors 65 years +. Freeze lasts 7 years.
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How to place your security freeze in Pennsylvania:
www.consumersunion.org/pdf/security/securityPA.pdf
Contacts in Pennsylvania
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Attorney General:
Tom Corbett
(R)
1600 Strawberry Square, Harrisburg, PA 17120
Phone: (717) 787-3391
Website: www.attorneygeneral.gov
CRAs and FTC
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Equifax
PO Box 740241,
Phone: (800) 525-6285
Website: www.equifax.com -
Experian
Phone: (888 )397-3742
Website: www.experian.com -
Phone: (800) 680-7289
Website: www.transunion.com -
Identity Theft Complaint Input Form - FBI/FTC's Internet Fraud Task Force
Website: www.ic3.gov
If you know of any not-for-fee identity theft resources in Pennsylvania that you would like to see on this page, please email ITRC.