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Protect your record

Report a stolen Social Security number

We will open a protection case and connect you to federal recovery resources.

  1. 1

    If your number may be misused

  2. 2

    Tell us what happened

  3. 3

    File a federal identity-theft report

  4. 4

    Review and open protection case

If your number may be misused

Step 1 of 4

You are not alone, and you have options.

Take a breath. Most identity issues can be resolved. We will start a protection case and point you to the federal recovery resources.

What we will do next:

  • Open a protection case on your record so we can monitor activity.
  • Flag any benefit changes for manual review by a specialist.
  • Connect you to IdentityTheft.gov to file a federal identity-theft report.