| Welcome to the Portland Maine Police Department Citizens
Online Police Reporting System. Using this internet police
reporting system you will be able to report the incident
without waiting and print a copy of the report for free. If you are the victim of identity theft or fraud
please get and keep all papers, receipts, cancelled checks,
mail from companies, etc. related to this crime. We
may contact you to get these items if needed and you should
keep copies for your records.
There are some groups you should get in touch
with if you are the victim of identity theft or fraud, some
will ask for the report number you get at the end of this
online police report process.
Click below and pick Identity Theft to start the report.
Start
Report
Helpful Tips:
- Protect your social security number and only give it out
when required by law.
- No bank, auction site or other business should send you
an email asking you to enter credit card information,
passwords, social security numbers or other personal
information. Often these fake emails will contain links to
pages that look real but are not. If you suspect you are
being directed to a fake site please go to the actual home
web site of the company and inform them of what has
happened.
- Avoid mail theft by obtaining a locked mailbox and
dropping off outgoing mail at the local post office or
postal mailbox.
- Do not give out your personal information or credit card
number over the phone unless you initiated the call.
- Shred credit card offers and bank statements before you
throw them away if you do not plan on using them.
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