What should you do if you have your identity stolen?
• Contact your banks, other financial institutions and card issuer to report disputed transactions.
• Make a report to your local state or territory police.
• Contact a credit reporting agency and tell them that you have been compromised by identity theft and would like a file note placed on your file
• Contact your local Post Office to check if your mail has been diverted to another address.
• Document the nature and timing of all conversations you have had in reporting the incidents to the various agencies.
• Contact any relevant government agencies or departments, including Australian Passport Office or Centrelink.