#LIFTING EQUIFAX SECURITY FREEZE DOWNLOAD#

To submit your request, please download and follow the instructions on the Extended Fraud Alert form. If you have been a victim of identity theft and have a police and/or identity theft report (available at you have the right to request a seven-year extended fraud alert on your credit reports.

By downloading this form for an initial fraud alert or an active duty alert and mailing it or submitting a written request to:.You can also request an initial one-year fraud alert or active duty alert: Once you have placed an initial fraud alert or active duty alert on your credit report with one of the bureaus, that bureau will send a request to the other two bureaus to do the same, so you do not have to contact all three. You can contact any of the three nationwide credit bureaus to request an initial fraud alert or active duty alert. Once your fraud alert or active duty alert is placed, you can also check its status through myEquifax. Click here to place an initial one-year fraud alert or active duty alert on your Equifax credit report online by creating a myEquifax account. Placing a fraud alert on your credit reports is free. To learn more about the difference between a security freeze and a credit report lock, click here. To place, temporarily lift or permanently remove a security freeze on your Experian or TransUnion credit reports, please contact them directly. Read more about acceptable documents here. After we receive the request and verify your identity, you will receive confirmation. By mail. Please download this form for instructions and mailing address. If you are requesting to temporarily lift or permanently remove a security freeze via mail, you’ll need to provide documents to validate your identity and address.You'll also have the option to receive a one-time PIN by text message or answer questions based on information in your Equifax credit report for identity verification. You’ll be required to give certain information to verify your identity. You can check the status of your security freeze through your myEquifax account as well. Online, by creating a myEquifax account.You can place, temporarily lift, or permanently remove a security freeze on your Equifax credit report in several ways. Placing, lifting and removing a security freeze is free.

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