Then contact the fraud units of Equifax, Experian and Trans Union and request that a “fraud alert” be placed in your file:

• Equifax:  (800) 525-6285     www.equifax.com 
• Experian:  (888) 397-3742    www.experian.com
• Trans Union:  (800) 680-7289    www.transunion.com

Also ask them for a free copy of your credit report to check for fraudulent accounts opened in your name. 

Then call utility companies, Social Security Administration, financial institutions and other lenders to notify them of the fraud.  Follow up each conversation with a letter. 

Finally, report the theft to law enforcement and insist on receiving a copy of the police report.