I have been a victim of identity theft for the second time with the same person. How do i press charges?

Question

This person has done this for the second time. I filed a coomplaint the first time. Since this is the second time, i am pressing charges, but i am unsure of the steps. I know to file a report, call all the companies. But the actualy pressing of the charges is where i am confused. Can anyone help?

Answer 1

First........... Go to the police in person with all of your evidence and make a police report.

Second..... Contact the big three credit unions and have them put a block on your credit report so that NO ONE can check your credit or open an account unless you are contacted first.

Third...... Follow through with all prosecution as suggested by the police. Do not let this go.........

Answer 2

I would be very concerned. CNN amongst almost every news publication paper and tv station have done reports on ID Theft. They say 1 out of 4 people will be a victim and getting worse every month.

Here is the bad news:

1. Per reports, it does not involve just your credit anymore, they are taking your info and using it to get a Drivers Lic in your name and commit crimes (people have actually got arrested and had to prove they did not commit the crime in other states, cities, or countries)
2. They take it and file medical claims which has resulted in people losing their health insurance and unable to get new health insurance because of the severity of the claims that were placed under their name
3. Job history - anything they do can be a negative impact on any job you try to get or school you want to attend
4. the list goes on and on
5. ON a recent CNN Interview of a criminal who steals identities, the theif said he would do it again and again. They make a lot of money, and only 5% are ever caught. So the risk was low, and the reward very high compaired to other crimes
6. ID Theft criminals usually only receive a slap on the hand. Why? because the jails/prisons are over crowded and only want people who commit hard crimes, ID theft is considered a small crime because no one is ever physically hurt. It is usually always committed over the internet.

This is just some of the facts, I would highly suggest enrolling into a program that does not cost a lot considering what it does for you. If your identity is stolen, they will do almost all the work for you to restore it. (If you did this yourself they say an average person spends 600 hours of time and 2500.00 in their own money to get everything fixed)

Check out http://www.dontgowithoutit.com

The company who provides this sends you a monthly email to let you know what is going on with your identity. They also send a yearly credit report and score, and tell you how to improve your credit. The company was the one the gov't brought in to unravel enron, and track down sadams finances just to name a few.

Answer 3

Call your local law enforcement agency and let them know what has happened. Tell them you wish to file a report and that you agree you will help with the prosecution of the case. Give them any evidence you have that ties the person to the theft of you identity, and make sure you have copies for yourself. If it is a good friend or a family member, be prepared to deal with some complaining against you.
It is going to cost some money to clean up your credit. Make sure that when the soon to be defendant pleads or is convicted, you get restitution for any losses you suffered.

Answer 4

get a lawyer, and file a civil suit against the person. sue them.

Answer 5

call your local Police Department.