ANDERSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

The following is required documentation that investigators need from you in order to complete a police report and conduct an investigation.

 

Note: If you have Power of Attorney, and are filing a report on behalf of another person, a copy of the PoA must be provided.

 

Forgery Cases:

• Legible copies of the front and back of the forged check.

• A signed and notarized Affidavit of Forgery issued by your Financial Institution.

• Report the check(s) stolen to proper jurisdiction and provide that case number. (i.e. USPS for stolen mail or a larceny report for checks taken from a home, business, or vehicle)

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Financial Transaction Credit Card Fraud Cases:

• Detailed printout from your bank/creditor of the disputed charges to include either addresses or store/merchant numbers.

• These same documents should include the actual transaction date and times.

• Provide the credit card number to Law Enforcement. An Affidavit of Fraud or Disputed transaction form issued by cred it or, signed and notarized.

 

Financial Identity Theft Cases:

 

• Proper identification (State ID).

• Detailed credit report from one of the three credit reporting agencies;

  • Equifax: 1-800-525-6285, www.equifax.com PO Box 740241, Atlanta, GA 30374-0241

  • Experian: 1-888-EXPERIAN (397-3742), www.experian.com PO Box 9532 , Allen , TX 75013

  • TransUnion: 1-800 -680-7289, www.transunion.com Fraud Victim Assistance Division PO Box 6790, Fullerton, CA 92834-6790

• Complete and sign an Affidavit of ID Theft.

• Report ID Theft to the Federal Trade Commission www.ftc.gov.

• Ask the credit bureaus to place a fraud alert on your credit immediately.

 

​Additional Information:

• Anderson County Records Division (864) 260-4437

• To report fraudulent activity on the internet or internet scams, contact the Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov.

• To report mail theft , mail tampering, mail fraud, or mail related identity theft, contact the United States Postal Inspectors Service at 1-877-876-2455 or postal inspectors.uspis.gov.

• The local IRS office is located at 440 Roper Mountain Rd. Greenville, SC 29615. They are open Monday thru Friday 8:30a.m. to 4:30p.m., and you may leave a message for this office at (864) 286-7095.