Social Media Identity Theft Reporting

Programs that provide a hotline, website or other mechanisms that people can use to report situations in which the individual thinks someone is using their personal information to impersonate them and create fake social media profiles that they control. Victims of this form of identity theft need to report the issue to the social media site involved (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn) and, going forward, set privacy features to limit who can see their posts, photos and personal information. If the victim believes anything posted on the fake profile is illegal content such as death threats, violent threats, or hate crime threats, they need to contact their local police department.