so, uh... anyone have any experience with identity theft?

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Holy shit 19k in taxes! What a nightmare!

Trayce, Wednesday, 4 January 2012 07:21 (twelve years ago) link

It seems like knowing one's ssn is all you need in the US to nick someone's ID... surely that cant be all it is? That is frightening.

Trayce, Wednesday, 4 January 2012 07:22 (twelve years ago) link

In the UK I got sent someone else's P45 (i.e. all SSN/tax/job details); on a separate occasion got asked by the tax office about my work abroad (had never done so) and on yet another occasion they asked for a P45 from a job I never had. I quizzed them a lot about this last one because I wanted to know if someone had been thefting my identity but they didn't seem that bothered.

kinder, Wednesday, 4 January 2012 08:19 (twelve years ago) link

I've had my Paypal account hacked before they were caught like a day later. They seem to have gone and bought a load of DVD box sets off ebay.

get ready for the banter (NotEnough), Wednesday, 4 January 2012 08:50 (twelve years ago) link

My ss# was already screwed up. My mother and I have the same name, (ugh!) so they have me working one year before I was born then again at six years old for a year. My birthday is correct so you would think they would spot an error? Nooooooo every year I phone in and explain, receive a form and send in proof and they still screw it up. That is why I hold on to all the documentation of the ID theft. Afraid that one day they will try and give me a hard time and claim I was working 120 hours a week in two different cities. I benefits me but still....

*tera, Wednesday, 4 January 2012 16:53 (twelve years ago) link

four grand more at a best buy.
ten grand total. Filed a police report. Everyone is hella blase about this.

walking liquidity crisis (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 5 January 2012 19:17 (twelve years ago) link

Just happened! Only $60, but ughhh....

gnome rocognise gnome (remy bean), Thursday, 5 January 2012 19:20 (twelve years ago) link

one year passes...

So, I don't think this is attempted identity theft, but I'd appreciate any guesses as to what the hell is going on, other than an attempt to piss me off.

Twice within the past year, the most recent being this week, someone has used my name, my phone number and/or my email address to request information online. It's all things that would require no more data than that -- car insurance quotes, requesting info on enrolling in a school, a job recruitment site, a maid service. Whoever is doing this has no access to my email, but they're using my email and name, so I end up getting a bunch of unsolicited garbage saying I signed up for things. I've also received a handful of phone calls following up on these requests I didn't make.

The only other clue is that there was an address on one of the accounts, but it was for an apartment I haven't lived at in five years. I have no idea why someone who didn't know me would do this, but I really have no idea why anyone I've known would do it, either.

I could change my phone number and email address, but I'd rather not. Hopefully whatever asshole is doing this will just stop?

Can anyone think of a way this would actually fuck w/my identity?

mh, Friday, 27 December 2013 22:03 (ten years ago) link


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