Business Use of Address | CBI Victim Support

If you are a Victim- receiving mail at your address, of a business that is not yours. There are some steps that can assist you.

Please read and follow the below instructions carefully:

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If a business was created on the Secretary of State's website using your address without your consent or they have used both your name and address without your consent use the the following tips are recommended.

CONTACT THE SECRETARY OF STATE

To file a complaint about a Fraudulent Business Filing, visit the Secretary of State's website and complete the Fraudulent Business Filing Complaint form.
Or Contact the Call Service Center at 303-894-2200

CONTACT U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

• Contact the U.S. Postal Inspection Service at 1-800-372-8347, or online at postalinspectors.uspis.gov

• Contact your local United States Postal Service (USPS) to confirm if there is an address forwarding in place for this business
• If there has been a forwarding request – please request a cancellation of the address forwarding
• For information on managing your incoming mail, proceed to the “Resources” section on the last page.

• Provide them with the names and the businesses that are approved to receive mail at your address and also provide the list of the entities that are not approved to receive mail at your address. This should eliminate the incoming mail for those businesses

PROTECT YOUR IDENTITY

RESOURCES TO ASSIST IN ALERTS AND OTHER USEFUL TIPS

• Please reach out to our Victim Advocates for further assistance with ID Theft at cbi.victimsupport@state.co.us or leave a message for our advocates
at 303-239-4242.
• We also have information available on our website at CBIVictimSupport.com
• Manage your incoming mail and packages:
 Sign up to digitally preview your incoming mail at https://informeddelivery.usps.com/box/pages/intro/start.action

CREDIT FREEZE AND FRAUD ALERT

Freeze your Credit with all three Credit Bureaus
• Equifax

https://www.equifax.com/personal/credit-report-services/credit-freeze/
• Experian

https://www.experian.com/freeze/center.html
• TransUnion

https://www.transunion.com/credit-freeze
• Check your credit report at

https://www.annualcreditreport.com/index.action

For further details, refer to our website at CBIVictimSupport.com

TWO-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION

Create a TWO- FACTOR AUTHENTICATION for all your accounts with financial institutions.

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