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Here are six simple ways to check for identity theft: Review your credit reports. Check your bank statements. Pay attention to strange mail. Stay on top of your tax returns. Check your medical statements. Review your Social Security statements.

So, here's a list of the most common ways to determine if someone is using your identity without your knowledge. Credit report. Fishy transactions and bank statements. Unknown or missed bills. Tax refund issues. Unauthorized changes in online accounts. Missing physical mail. Identity theft protection service alerts.

How To Check If Someone Opened a Bank or Credit Account in Your Name Review your credit reports from all three bureaus. Review your ChexSystems report for new checking accounts. Request reports from check and ACH verification agencies. Verify income on your IRS and SSA statements.

To report identity theft, contact: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) online at IdentityTheft.gov or call 1-877-438-4338. The three major credit reporting agencies. The fraud department at your credit card issuers, bank, and other places where you have accounts.

If you think someone may be using your SSN to work, check your Social Security Personal Earnings and Benefit Statement. You can get a copy by calling 1-800-772-1213, or online at .ssa.gov/online/ssa-7004.pdf.

It's considered a severity level 9 felony to: steal property or services valued between $1,500 and $25,000. steal property or services valued between $50 and $1,500, having two or more prior theft convictions in the past five years, or. steal a firearm (worth less than $25,000).

Contact your financial institution immediately and alert it to the situation. Call the three major credit bureaus to place a fraud alert on your file, preventing thieves from opening a new account in your name. Contact your local law enforcement to file a police report.

In addition, a defendant can be required to pay up to a $100,000 fine. However, if the identity theft resulted in more than $100,000 in monetary loss to the victim(s) then it's a level 5 non-person felony. In this case, the sentence can be about 2.5 years to over 11 years and prison time is likely.

In Kansas, felonies are crimes that are punishable by a state prison term of more than one year. Crimes punishable by jail time of a year or less are misdemeanors. Most states categorize their felonies into levels or classes (such as Class A) and assign sentences to each class.