zitra
10-01-2003, 06:31 AM
((((HUGS))))
The closest I have been to having this happen to me was when I was living in VA., when a Dr.'s office called me, and wanted me to come in and pay an outstanding debt. They gave the name of the facility, and i asked what town it was located in, when she laughed..the first name of the Dr.'s office was the name of the town.
When i told the lady that I had never even been to that town, she apologized and never called again.
I have heard people on here, where their parents have stolen their idenity, and had their bills put in their names. If I remember corectly, on of the people's mother had passed away and she was finding all of this debt and tryign to prove it wasn't hers.
I had a friend in highschool who had an identical twin. Her twin sister had memorized her sisters SSN. My friend had her liscense, but her sister did not. She had on a few occasions stolen her sisters ID, and given her sister's SSN, when she was pulled over for speeding.
From my experience or things i have heard/seen your best bet in identity fraud is to look at friends and family first (people who would have the best access to your information), and after that people at agencies like banks, or any place you have had to turn in forms with your SSN, like credit card applications, etc.
The closest I have been to having this happen to me was when I was living in VA., when a Dr.'s office called me, and wanted me to come in and pay an outstanding debt. They gave the name of the facility, and i asked what town it was located in, when she laughed..the first name of the Dr.'s office was the name of the town.
When i told the lady that I had never even been to that town, she apologized and never called again.
I have heard people on here, where their parents have stolen their idenity, and had their bills put in their names. If I remember corectly, on of the people's mother had passed away and she was finding all of this debt and tryign to prove it wasn't hers.
I had a friend in highschool who had an identical twin. Her twin sister had memorized her sisters SSN. My friend had her liscense, but her sister did not. She had on a few occasions stolen her sisters ID, and given her sister's SSN, when she was pulled over for speeding.
From my experience or things i have heard/seen your best bet in identity fraud is to look at friends and family first (people who would have the best access to your information), and after that people at agencies like banks, or any place you have had to turn in forms with your SSN, like credit card applications, etc.