What government agency do you report to if your identity has been stolen?

Answer 1

NOTE: for some reason I could not attach the links to this answer so I just spaced them out so that you can get to them by removing spaces in the address. If you really want to be safe though, try googling the term "identity theft reporting [insert country name here]" and go to the websites directly. Just because I know the websites I provided are legitimate does NOT mean you should trust me (or anyone else) and blindly click on links!

For the USA, it would be the FTC and probably the FBI. (remove spaces in the following to get the URLs to get to their sites https : // www . Identitytheft . gov and https : // www . fbi . gov / about-us / investigate / cyber / identity_theft )

In Canada, it would be the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the local police. (http : // www . rcmp-grc . gc . ca / scams-fraudes / id-theft-vol-eng . htm)

In the UK it would be the National Fraud & Cybercrime Reporting Centre (http : // www . actionfraud . police . uk / report_fraud)

In Australia, the Attorney-General's Department administers a scheme associated with the provision of certificates where an individual or a business is the victim of Commonwealth identity crime. These certificates will help support your claim that you have been a victim of Commonwealth identity crime and will allow you to seek assistance in rectifying problems you have suffered as a consequence of the crime. The certificate doesn't, however, bind an organization to take action. In addition (in Australia) you have to report it to your local police. (http : // www . afp. gov . au / policing / fraud / identity-crime)

The recommendations on these sites can probably be adapted for any country but the exact government entity that takes identity theft reports will vary - as you can see from the differences between the countries listed above. In most cases you will be reporting to the local police and some type of national police.