Here's the tips about court cases involving identity theft

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You should start with this if identity theft is thought likely is to check your credit report. You can get a free 30 day trial who can be found at www.freecreditprofile.com using TrueCredit. Anything done by you in the past requiring a credit check will show up in this report. Any action involving identity theft and a credit check in your name will be found here.

Report your suspicions of identity theft to the fraud departments at all three of the main credit bureaus: TransUnion - 800-680-7289; Equifax - 800-525-6285; Experian - 888-397-3742. Ask each department to put a fraud alert on the credit file that is yours. This action will not immediately make the identity theft go away, however, it is likely that the crime will be slowed down.

Another organisation you should do this with is the Federal Trade Commission their 'phone number is 877-438-4338, as well as US Postal Inspection Service whom you can get at 800-772-1213. Should it be that your checks are being made use of in a fraudulent manner, make a report to the following: Check Rite - 800-766-2748; Chex System - 800-328-5121; CrossCheck - 800-522-1900; Equifax Telecredit - 800-437-5120; NPC - 800-526-5380; SCAN - 800-262-7771; and finally Tele-Check - 800-366-2425.

Following on from there, the police should be given a report to hold on file, and the crime should be reported as being ID theft, in the area where the identity theft took place. Acquire a report copy for your own use as insurance against the possibility of someone needing the report further on.

Identity theft will cost you both time and money. However, what you are liable for can be limited but only by making a positive move immediately. To give an example, should the theft of your card be reported prior to the criminal making use of it, the responsibility will not be yours for charges not authorized by you. In cases where the credit card gets used before you have a chance to make a report on its loss, a mere $50 (compared to what it might be otherwise) is all you will have to pay - and this applies and this applies in cases where the credit card is made use of to take out all your money from an ATM machine. All identity theft should therefore be subject to a report as soon as possible and remove the control of your life from the theif.