The Federal Trade Commission recently unveiled significant
enhancements to its online portal designed to help victims recover
from identity theft. Victims can now file a complaint with
the FTC at
identitytheft.gov and get a free, personalized identity theft
recovery plan. The upgraded site comes in response to an
October 2014 executive order issued by President Obama directing
federal agencies to create a consolidated site with essential
information for consumers. The initial version launched in
May 2015 with checklists for consumers based on certain types of
identity theft.
In announcing the improvements, FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez
commented that "[m]illions of Americans have been victims of
identity theft, and until now, there has not been a single site
where they can quickly file an official complaint and then get
real, personalized help. The FTC's new IdentityTheft.gov
website empowers consumers to fight back faster and more
effectively against identity
