9 Things To Do When Your Identity Stolen

You might find out that you’ve been a victim of identity theft through a call from a collection agency claiming you have a debt or if you were denied a credit due to a poor credit score.
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    gg replies to bob
    the LL is Lifelock and it would be in everyone's best interest to research them, certain courts decisions, what they were and what was ordered of them
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    Midol
    Any call in question, hang up immediately.  If a call is important enough, you will be notified again .  Hang Up!
    I like to take the numbers and just type the number i.e. Google, Alta-Vista...........numerous times I have
    seen literally thousands of calls from this same number plus comments others have faced
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    Get process information in person.
    Obtain pamphlet directly from FTC. Read entire contents.  The FTC will need a police report number only.  Police won't take a report.  The FTC will handle everything once you give them a police report number.   Dont talk with anyone  .  you will have to be patient .  read the entire contents of the pamphlet .
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    Melinda Feldman replies to jessica
    I have the same issue just close irreparable damage to that only my financial status but has impacted my health and my well-being is significantly is a 24 hour seven job try to remediate the situation since my mother has everything he said information necessary to impersonate me and I’ve lost close to $1 million my next step is to make a police report and called each credit union reporting ride which I have done in the past it is useless  reporting anything to your bank or a merchant or on your authorize restaurant since you’re not being reimbursed I’ve tried several times and moving if you have any other suggestions since you are last statement please let me know through this site thank you
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    Laurie replies to Christy
    Christy, the people claiming that you owe money have to provide the proof that it is you, so you don't have to prove anything. Anything on your credit report that isn't yours? Dispute it with the credit agency and they will give the debtor 30 days to prove that you owe the money. If they don't or can't then it comes off.
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    Ruth Fulmer
    I was scammed 2 times my identy was and is stolen by two men ones name is Kurt william Schmidt from Saint James's Island in Charleston sc now he's CEO of private planes for rent in Columbia, Charleston,Aiken many more he's a theif..
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    Ruth Fulmer
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    I was scammed for over 50,000 on my credit cards and my personal credit. I had to file bankruptcy  November 1018 my credit score was almost 800 lieing thieves now they have cotton into my credit card I have and has put 1800 on a 700.00 card so I wish it could be explained how did they not help me I only spent 35.00 on the card the rest was stolen.. So my new year is not good I want them to go to prison.. But I have nothing so they are lieing dogs..If a guy named Johnson Lamar Gary or Gary lamar Johnson smith Gary lamar Johnson aka Dr smith..be ware
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    GG replies to teachr14206
    I’m disabled with Multiple Sclerosis...husband of 23 years, my caretaker, ghosted me on Christmas after which I found out he’d been stealing from me for years, even putting fraudulent auto loans in my name (he is a sleazy car salesman (not to insult anyone else in that profession...he’s sick)...anyway, I called APS twice after that as I was and did end up homeless..4 other people called on my behalf (although I didn’t agree with that)...I can barely walk, am almost deaf and blind and was destitute with nowhere to turn...they denied services each time, but refused to give me a reason, once muttering something about having to be disabled...I told her I’d been disabled for 30 years - on SSDI after i had to give up my job for 15 years...she then added, Substantially....

    They are useless...I’m so very sorry for you and your relative...poor dear...I’m terrified of being that age and at the mercy of people lacking basic compassion, professionalism, ethics.

    Sending positive thoughts your way...
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    GG replies to Ruth Fulmer
    They SHOULD go to prison; why do we have federal and state laws/statutes if they aren’t utilized in holding people accountable?...the law clearly states that if you commit identity fraud (including something called kiting, carrying a 30 year sentence all on its own (he “kited” about two dozen times in the amount of tens of thousands of dollars.  That’s only one of about 10 felonies he would face, if anyone bothered to do their job.  Even the prosecutors office was blasé about the whole thing.

    The FBI told me that my husband faces 80 years, yet local police have NOT ONCE even questioned him.  An attorney told me one has to be very nice to local law enforcement, as there is no one to force them to follow through on anyone’s claims or police reports, and if they don’t like you or believe you, they don’t have to follow-up....can you imagine?...she said that they can just ignore all of it if they want, and that’s what the police department in my former suburb is doing - ignoring it!
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    Joe Elmo
    BUYER BEWARE …………….
    This number is listed as al Dell Service Tech number, but some techs if not all of them are scamming, this number 1 800 433 2392 is  the very same number the was the bottom of a BSOD scam... They advised me to call them, I did and the tech told me would only fix my screen if I purchased a Warranty.. I  didn't trust him... and called 1 800 624 9897 and the (Tech removed the BSOD without charging me). proving that  they are at very least dishonest if not criminal ..and shouldn't be able to continue to represent Dell from India, at lease not customers living here in The United States.
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    JF replies to Al
    Move to New Zealand-it won't happen there
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    Jacky
    Getting Lifelock, don't you give your ss# to them over the web?! Is this good? I'm scared to do so...can't it be intercepted??
    Thanks all!
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    WonderWoman replies to LadyRose
    1st contact one of the credit bureaus and have your Credit Report  Freezed. Contact and file a reporrt ASAP w/ your local Police Department. Go online to www.id theft.gov  Make sure you print about 4 of those and save the ID Theft.gov document in your documents or, secure files. Change your Passcode & Password for your banking & other financial transactions. Sign up w/ Lifelock Ultimate. It's really good for $29.99. If they call you anymore w/ threats just to get you scared into giving them your financial & private & delicate/secure information "willingly". Hopefully they'll stop. If not; ask them if the letters F & O mean anything to them. Then place then on hold. hopefully your phone has a hold function. Wait for 30-45 minutes. Then pick up the phone & ask them if they are still there. If they are. Ask them, :How does it feel to have someone waste THEIR time? (LOL). Then tell them to remove your number from their call list. Be VERY, VERY stern & hold your ground. Tell em' what agencies you have reported them to. Inspector General, Attorney General, Police Department & Life Lock. Tell them to not forget to take your boot out of their back side before they can get across the state line because you HIGHLY DOUBT they'll have time to pack.
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    WonderWoman Nevada replies to teachr14206
    Call you local PD, Sheriff, Attny General & Office of the Inspector General as well as Social Security. They can't just do that to her. It's a FELONY. Those funds are Federal Funds until she uses those funds. The Fed Govt trumps the state, city, town, and all county's. The Federal Inspector General & State I. G. will  spring in on whoever too control of her money & Adult Protective Svcs is going to be in some deep Kimshi & A lot of people are going to more than likely A; Be out of a job. B; Looking at jail time & fines for allowing this to happen. (BTW, make sure to take her to a Doctor who know's for a fact that she is mentally intact. In other words no signs of Alzheimer's, etc, etc.
    Both of you need to register at www.IDtheft.gov Make sure you get a copy for the police dept & file a report each with your police department, contact your state & federal Attny General & Inspector General's office, Change your phone number which should be at NO CHARGE given the circumstances.
    Stay in close contact w/ Life Lock & let them spend up ti $1 million to sue all of the people involved in making the both of you suffer mentally & physically.
    Shame, shame, shame on them & God have mercy on their souls. I think it's too late for that for them by now. But,...just remember that THEY are the ones that've signed their name  in blood to the devil for greed. They have what attorney's call " Dirty Hands". Go to Wal-mart or a Radio Shack & get a voice activated digital recorder. It'll go a long way in getting the whole ring/ operation shut down & all involved behind bars. That includes the people that were supposed to help her. Not just TAKE OVER her finances.
    Lastly, make sure you change your phone numbers & place their numbers on your block call app or call your phone service & they'll be all to happy to do it for you both.
    Good Luck & God Bless.
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    WonderWoman Nevada replies to ET
    Bravo & well said & done. Mine was done as well. However; to date (2 1/2 years later) It's cost me over $12K.

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