What Can You Do When Your Purse Or Wallet Is Stolen?

Question

I have this friend that was at a festival this w/e. She sat her purse down on the bench for a second, looked the other way and it was gone. Brand new "pricey" purse btw.
Anyway she had all her identity in it. She has no checking account so she is out of any money for the next week.
Oh course she called the police. But when she went to the Social Security office they couldn't help b/c she had no ID.
Oh course the license branch is the same way.
Also she cannot get a copy of her birth certificate, Her cell phone is missing and was her primary phone.
Just basically a mess for her.
Anyone had to deal with such a thing before?
Please don't answer back what she should of done.
It doesn't matter now. She just needs to get her identity back.

Answer 1

she most certainly can get a copy of her birth certificate, they are public record, all she has to do is call or write to the county of her birth and request a photocopy, sometimes there is a small fee to pay. As for driver's license she can easily get that simply by going in, having her picture taken and getting another one, how do you think people get them when one is lost? They have your picture on record, they have your ss number on record, if you know your number you can get your license.
social security card is just as easily obtained tho it takes a bit longer, there is simply a form to be filled out, and a wait for verification of identity. I've had to do this twice when my purse has been stolen, it just takes assertiveness and persistance.

Answer 2

I took everything in my wallet, scanned it into my laptop, and printed it out and put it into a fireproof box and it is sitting in my closet. It would suck if i lost my wallet, but I can proceed without a problem.

Answer 3

tell her to be patient and go through the process. why can't she get a copy of her birth certificate??
that's her first start!