My Identity Theft Story

Submitted by Philip G. on Friday, 10/10/2008 – 8:17pm. Last year in late November I was the victim of identity theft, my SS#, DOB, Mother maiden name, Discover Card number and security check were comprised and used to change address information at Discover Card’s web site. I was called in early December from Discover Card […]

I was falsely branded a pedophile

Submitted by Mary M. on Tues, 9/02/2008 – 10:47am. With ID fraud on the rise, the assumption is you’ll lose money which can be claimed back. But Simon Bunce lost his job, and his father cut off contact, when he was arrested after an ID fraudster used his credit card details on a child porn […]

Dear fellow identity theft victims

Submitted by Mari J Frank on Thurs, 7/24/2008 – 12:44am. Dear Fellow Identity Theft Victims, You have experienced a tremendous violation! I know how it feels because I lived the “Identity Theft Nightmare” which lasted almost a year, and took 500 hours of my time. I wrote 90 letters (return receipt requested) to the various […]

Doctor’s office employee charged with identity theft, stole patient’s social security numbers

Louisville,Ky. (WHAS11) – It’s proof that identify theft can strike at the places where you should feel most safe. Erika Bradford’s facing charges of ID theft after allegedly stealing patient’s social security numbers at the doctor’s office where she worked. Bradford then opened credit cards in the victim’s names. We’ve all filled them out – […]

From bad to worse – Laptop , then identity stolen

Submitted by Matt C. on Tues, 7/22/2008 – 10:47am. I used to work for Boeing in Wichita. Boeing sold the Wichita division and all of the workers, including me, to another company. We still did the same work, but Boeing was just one customer of several. Nearly a year after the sale, someone at Boeing […]

Convicted cop killer stole Pennsylvania man’s identity

From MSNBC January, 2007 SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The real John T. Healy wants everyone to know he’s no cop killer. “I’m just a regular guy,” said Healy, 47, of Yardley, Pa., who has endured a nightmare over the past two weeks after learning that the man who apparently stole his identity two years ago was […]

As bad as it gets – the identity theft horror story of Charles W

In June of 2004, Charles W, a resident of Lafayette Colorado, was stopped at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reentering the United States after vacationing in Mexico. Charlie was detained and photographed by U.S. Immigration. During the time he spent with U.S. Immigration agents, Charlie learned that he was wanted by law enforcement for crimes […]