Identity theft happens in every community, so get help in your language

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Identity Theft Awareness Week is a great time to learn how to spot, avoid, and report identity theft. Chances are, you know someone who has experienced identity theft. That’s when someone uses your personal or financial information without your permission to commit fraud. It can happen to anyone, in any community. So how do you get help in your language?

Check out the new publication, How to Spot, Avoid, and Report Identity Theft in Your Language at ftc.gov/languages. Learn what identity theft is, how to spot it, what you can do to protect your identity, and where to report it and get help. To order free copies in English, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Korean, or Vietnamese to share with others, visit ftc.gov/bulkorder. You can make a difference in your community by sharing this information with people who need to know how to protect their information — and what to do if they suspect identity theft.

And now it’s easier than ever to report identity theft to the FTC in your preferred language. When you tell your story, you also get help on what to do next. To report in English, go to IdentityTheft.gov. In Spanish, visit RobodeIdentidad.gov. If you’d like to report identity theft in other languages, call (877) 438-4338 between 9am-5pm Eastern Time. Press 3 to choose your language and connect with an interpreter who’ll take your report.

Research shows that people put more trust in information they get from people they trust. So: please share what you know with family and friends in your communities.

View this Consumer Alert in other languages:

• Amharic
• Arabic
• Chinese (Simplified)
• Chinese (Traditional)
• French
• Hmong
• Korean
• Russian
• Somali
• Tagalog
• Ukrainian
• Vietnamese

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