Identity theft continues to impact millions of consumers every year. Identity Theft Awareness Week, which begins today, is dedicated to helping people recognize, avoid and recover from identity theft. 

Consumer Action is proud to partner with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to share free, trusted tools and resources that empower consumers and community-based organizations to protect themselves and others from fraud.

What’s happening during Identity Theft Awareness Week

Throughout the week, the FTC and its partners are offering free educational resources, videos and events focused on preventing identity theft and responding quickly if it happens. Learn more here.

Featured FTC resources (free and shareable)

Consumer Action has previously collaborated with the FTC to create identity theft education videos that remain timely and relevant. We encourage you to explore and share these resources:

• FTC tools to protect yourself and recover from identity theft (English)

• FTC tools to protect yourself and recover from identity theft (Spanish)
 
• Tax Identity Theft: Protecting yourself from fraudsters at tax time (English)

• Tax Identity Theft: Protecting yourself from fraudsters at tax time (Spanish)

And be sure to view this new FTC video short on credit freezes, which explains how placing a credit freeze can help prevent identity theft.

Chinese community engagement

Chinese speakers can get useful information and tips from Consumer Action in this recent television interview about ID theft and account fraud. Watch the three segments here:

And tune in to Sing Tao Chinese Radio (KVTO AM 1400) at 9:00 p.m. (Pacific time) on Wednesday, Jan. 28, for a live interview on the same topic. (Listeners can tune in to the San Francisco Bay Area station via traditional radio, or stream nationwide by downloading the Sing Tao TV app on smartphones and tablets.)  

Get involved!

Protecting your identity starts with awareness. We encourage you to take advantage of these and the many other free FTC tools and to share them with your network to help stop identity theft before it happens.

Consumer Action has been a champion of underrepresented consumers nationwide since 1971. A nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, Consumer Action focuses on consumer education that empowers low- and moderate-income and limited-English-speaking consumers to financially prosper. It also advocates for consumers in the media and before lawmakers to advance consumer rights and promote industry-wide change. Website: www.consumer-action.org.                                                                                                                     
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