Indentity Theft?

Question

I got something in the mail and I'm 99.9% sure that my ex is doing this to me. A phone line was open in my name and social security number many years ago. The "final bill" was in March of 2000. This was at least three states away from anywhere I ever lived. Is there any way I can find out what else he did to me? I know he was into small-dollar crime, and this would qualify as that.

Answer 1

Put a fraud alert out on your credit reports immediately!! Go to my website and read it. I recovered from ID theft and if is as far as it's gotten, consider your self lucky.

I would get a free copy of your credit report and look it over really well for any activity you don't recognise and if you find some, file a police report right away! That's right, call the cops!!!

A few people have asked how to go about this and I'll put more on this in my website. I have the phone numbers for the 3 major credit bureaus initial fraud alert system. Don't wait! Read about what happened to me and you will see why!

Answer 2

The first thing you need to do is check your credit score. If your ex has been using it he could have ruined it. Then you need to contact a lawyer or an attorney general in your state and notify them of the phone bills.

Answer 3

Not sure where you live, but in the state of illinois the attorney general's office offers for $10 something called a credit hold. If anyone tries to open something under your name it checks with you first. i know it doesn't answer your q but if he's devious what's to stop him from continuing or asking a female friend of his to do something under your name?

Answer 4

I would immediately check all three of your credit reports and request a "credit freeze" at all three to prevent any more misuse.