Can I make complaints if they commited identity theft on me or fraud if the account they used is already fully paid closed and resolved?
they the one who used my name or the thieves to open an account but everything is paid and the account is closed

Bridget

Strangers (mostly hot women (I am male), but some people generally with usernames that suggest they are women) have been sending friend requests to my myspace. I don’t have very many friends on myspace and not enough to do certain things on certain myspace games (Mafia Wars for example), so I’ve been adding them. But is this safe? My profile doesn’t display my address, but it does have my city and it doesn’t have my birthday but it does have my age. It has where I went to high school and where I’m going to college. It also has a picture of me. Is there any risk of identity theft even if I don’t give out any more information than is already on my profile?
Like I said my birthday isn’t on there. Also my last name isn’t displayed.

Debbra

I submitted a transcript request form to a community college I attended for summer classes via fax. I put my name, address, phone and my social security number there. I left the form that I used to fax with my social security number facedown on my desk where I work at the national cancer institute with books on top of it and forgot to shred the form. Is there a risk that someone at work took my social security number and am I at risk for identity theft? The lab is kept locked at night and scientists there did not even know I faxed this form except my mentor, but he himself did not see me put the form facedown on my desk.. Also, will the fact that I faxed my social security # put me at risk?
I don’t have any credit cards but I have a join account with my dad.

Someone Help!?

Neida

http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20061212/NEWS/61212024

The Greeley Tribune is taking the affadavits for arrest warrants in the Swift plant ICE raid there 5 at a time, and gives you some background on the identity theft involved.

Do you think this is a victimless crime?

Gertrud

LAPD wants, my full name, address, all my previous address, all my previous work, my social security number, my mother’s maiden name, bank name bank account numbers, all my credit card name and numbers etcetera. They have more information about me than what I can remember. Is it safe regarding identity theft? I am afraid that one bad LAPD employee might use my info to do identity theft. I have excellent FICO score. How safe is it?

Sachiko

So..I have to write a research paper on a great issue in the U.S. with some kind of a law, or bill waiting to be passed on it.

I chose to do mine on ID theft. All the good ones were taken.[abortion, patriot act, ect.]

Well I was hoping someone could give me a list of all of the current laws going on right now to prevent Identity theft, because before I write about how there are no laws going on and how the gov. should do more I want to know all the current laws going on.

Also, this needs to be arumental. I have my side, which is that THe goverment needs to do more for ID theft like passing more laws and bills that prevent it.

BUTTTT I need an opposing views argument… HELP!

OKAYY…Hope you can help me out. THANK YOU ALL!

Noble

My friend was a victim of identity theft because somehow, someone got his SS # and wiped out his checking account and applied for loans in his name and was approved. He went straight to the bank and filled out all the forms to start the investigation. Question is would the bank reimburse him immediately or after the investigation? How does that work?
His account is with Bank of America and I am not totally buying his story. They had to have got access to his bank account # also and now he wants to borrow money. He didn’t say anything about being reimbursed but another friend told me the bank reimburses actual claims.
I would also think he has a regular checking account without extra insurance against identity theft.

Maryjo

Someone was placed under arrest, using my name. They were also issued tickets under my name. I need an attorney to clear my name, but I don’t know what they would specialize in, so I know where to start looking. Can anyone help me? Please!

Devora

For my household accounts (medical, banking statements, etc.), I keep a file of the most recent stuff. Every few years, I clean out the file cabinet, and place the old stuff in a box and label it with the latest date of the contents.

The problem is, I have a closet full of boxes of this stuff that I’d like to get rid of. They still have active accounts, and SS numbers etc. Throwing these in the trash presents a risk of identity theft.

I tried shredding, but with a small household shredder, it takes forever.

I don’t want to hire a commercial service - I’m not a business and don’t want to pay the $

I thought of getting an old steel drum and having a bonfire but I don’t think the city would be too happy.

Any ideas are welcome.

Spencer

My boyfriend shreds his name and address off of junk mail and magazines. Is that necessary?
Adam-
He does make almost that amount and he is 55 yrs old.
I was a victim of internet id theft last year. That has made him more paranoid b/c of of his age and income.

Lani