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COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan and Identity Theft Letter

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Form letter from the U.S. Small Business Administration responding to a person who reports that their identity was used without permission to obtain a COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) whose proceeds they never received. To release the loan debt, SBA asks for three documents: an Identity Theft Report filed with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) at IdentityTheft.gov or with law enforcement, a copy of government-issued photo identification, and a completed and signed Declaration of Identity Theft. The letter says the person may still receive monthly statements during the review, that SBA will issue a final determination letter in writing, and that the review is for the sole purpose of releasing the loan debt.

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                                U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
                                      WASHINGTON, D.C. 20416


RE: SBA COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan and Identity Theft

Dear Sir or Madam,

We are hopeful that you and your family have been safe during this pandemic.

This letter is in response to your inquiry to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) that
your identity was used, without your knowledge or permission, to obtain a COVID-19 Economic
Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) for which you never received any of the loan proceeds. The SBA is
committed to working with you to resolve this unfortunate situation.

For SBA to commence with the process to release the loan debt as expeditiously as possible, we
will require the following documents:

   1. A copy of an Identity Theft Report filed with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) at
      IdentityTheft.gov, or filed with another federal law enforcement agency or your local
      police department.

   2. A copy of your photo identification issued by a Federal or state agency. Examples are a
      Driver’s License, state ID card, U.S. Passport, or military ID.

   3. A completed and signed Declaration of Identity Theft (attached).

Send all three above documents by email to IDTheftRecords@sba.gov, or you can fax your
documents to (202) 481-5200, or mail them to:

                               U.S. Small Business Administration
                               Processing and Disbursement Center
                                     Attn: ID Theft Records
                                     14925 Kingsport Road
                                     Fort Worth, TX 76155

While SBA conducts its review process of your documents, you may still receive monthly
statements by mail. We suggest that you retain these statements until SBA has concluded the
review. SBA will notify you in writing when we complete our review and will provide a final
determination letter that outlines our findings.

Please note that SBA’s review of your identity theft claim is for the sole purpose of releasing the
loan debt only. SBA’s Office of Disaster Assistance will not provide information regarding the
status of any possible criminal investigation being conducted by SBA’s Office of Inspector
General or other law enforcement agencies in connection to your reported case of identity theft.
Additionally, SBA is unable to release any documents related to an ongoing criminal
investigation.
Also, in order to protect yourself against possible future attempts to use your identity, we suggest
you follow the recommendations issued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). If you have
not done so already, go to IdentityTheft.gov to report the identity theft to the Federal Trade
Commission (FTC) and get step-by-step recovery help.

   •   IdentityTheft.gov will guide you through the process for placing a free, one-year fraud
       alert on your credit, getting your free credit reports, closing fraudulent accounts opened
       in your name, adding a free extended fraud alert or credit freeze to your credit report, and
       more.
   •   IdentityTheft.gov also will produce an FTC Identity Theft Report that you can use to
       clear fraudulent information from your credit reports.
   •   Check your personal credit report regularly.
   •   Visit www.annualcreditreport.com, the only authorized source for obtaining the free
       credit reports that consumers are guaranteed by law. The three national credit bureaus —
       Experian, TransUnion, and Equifax — provide free weekly online reports through April
       2021, so you can periodically review and monitor what is in your credit report.

Finally, feel free to contact SBA’s Customer Service Department at 1-800-659-2955 (TTY: 1-
800-877-8339) or disastercustomerservice@sba.gov if you have any questions or need additional
information regarding the SBA’s COVID-19 EIDL program.

Sincerely,

Office of Disaster Assistance
U.S. Small Business Administration




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