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If you've been a victim of identity theft, you can also get credit reporting companies to remove fraudulent information and debts from your credit report, which is called blocking. To do this, you must send the credit reporting companies: An identity theft report, which can be done through IdentityTheft.gov.

How To Know if Someone Stole Your Identity Track what bills you owe and when they're due. If you stop getting a bill, that could be a sign that someone changed your billing address. Review your bills. ... Check your bank account statement. ... Get and review your credit reports.

Once you've paid off an account in collections, it will eventually fall off your credit report. If you'd like to expedite the process, you can request a goodwill removal. Removing a paid collection account is up to the discretion of your original creditor, who doesn't have to agree to your request.

Send a dispute The FCRA allows consumers to dispute credit report errors and fraud. So, if you check your credit report and discover a collection account that shouldn't be there, you can send a dispute to Equifax, TransUnion, or Experian and ask them to remove it.

Send a copy of the letters to the bank/creditor(s) that furnished the fraudulent accounts and any debt collectors who have been engaging in collection activity with you over the account. Also, send the letters by certified mail so you have proof of delivery of the disputes to the creditor and collector.

IdentityTheft.gov is the federal government's one-stop resource for identity theft victims. The site provides streamlined checklists and sample letters to guide you through the recovery process.